Education

Nome students staged a walk out to demonstrate for increased education funding.
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...
ADVOCATING— Rep. Neal Foster (D-Nome) meets with Superintendent of Nome Schools Jamie Burgess, Nome-Beltz Principal Teriscovkya Smith and teacher Holly Harlow during the educators’ trip to the Capitol last week, making their case for an increase in school funding.
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...
SAYING GOODBYE— Principal of Nome Elementary School Nick Settle announced his resignation at the last week’s school board meeting.
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...
STATE OF THE SCHOOLS— Nome School District Superintendent Jamie Burgess presented the State of the Schools to the Nome Common Council in a work session on Monday, Nov. 25.
Superintendent Jamie Burgess delivered her annual State of the Schools address to the Nome Common Council last Monday, November 25. The presentation aims to bring the Council up to speed on the...
Nome School Board held their last meeting of the school year June 11, where they heard many public comments and finalized business for the 2023-2024 school year.   The board will have lots to...
CLASS OF 2024– Nome-Beltz graduates stand waiting for the graduation ceremony to begin on May 30, in the Nome-Beltz gym.
The sun shone down on the graduates in their tinseled caps and gowns as the 2024 graduation celebrations kicked off last Thursday with a motorized procession of graduates in decorated trucks and cars...
SALUTATORIAN–Class of 2024 Salutatorian Iryna Kadatska snaps a selfie with Nome-Beltz Principal Teriscovkya Smith after being honored at the May 14 school board meeting.
The school board convened for their regular session last Tuesday to discuss 2025 funding proposed in the Alaska Legislature’s capital budget, last minute cancellation of a track meet trip and a...

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