Education
Photo by Ian McRae SPEEDY OUTSIDE–Speedy the snake hangs out at the Nome Elementary School playground.
By Anna Lionas
It’s finally summertime which means Speedy the snake will have Nome...
By Laura Robertson
On Wednesday, May 28, Nome’s streets filled up with trucks and cars decorated in Nanook blue and white, celebrating the Nome-Beltz graduating Class of 2025 with a customary...
Story and photos by Anna Lionas
To laugh or not to laugh –- if that was the question, then the answer was a no brainer for audience members attending the Nome-Beltz student production of I Hate...
By Laura Robertson
Faculty, dignitaries and families joined the Class of 2025 at Old St. Joe’s on Thursday, May 8, as 41 students — not all present — graduated from University of Alaska Fairbank’s...
Nome-Beltz students walked out of class at 1 p.m. today to advocate for more state funding for schools.
Dozens of students stepped out into the bright cold afternoon wearing “Red for Ed” as they...
In less than a month Nome Public Schools will approve its budget for the 2025-2026 school year. The district is hoping for a funding increase from the state at a time as legislators are struggling to...
As soon as next year, Nome students could begin earning a bachelor’s degree in tandem with their high school education.
In a special meeting last Tuesday, Nome Public School Board approved the...
After almost a year of negotiations, the Nome Public School Board and the Nome Education Association came to a three-year Certified Negotiation Agreement, or CNA. The proposed agreement, which...
Nome Public Schools presented the first budget draft for the fiscal year 2026 to the Nome Board of Education, with a total operating cost of $16.8 million, which accounts for the “worst case scenario...
Nome Public Schools Board voted to approve an updated budget for fiscal year 2024/2025, and it is $352,624 more than anticipated.
The increased budget came after decreases in anticipated revenue and...