JUNEAU, Alaska, Oct. 13 -- The Alaska Department of Education and Early Development issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announced more than $131 million in new grant funding to create and expand hundreds of high-quality public charter schools across the country. Among the selected is Learning Point Alaska, Inc., an education nonprofit agency. Learning Point will receive over $500,000 to support the Hooper Bay Charter School (HBCS), located i more PR

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Oct. 16 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on Oct. 15: Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy today addressed the Alaska Federation of Natives 2020 Convention virtually, speaking on the topics of public health in the face of a global pandemic, strides made in public safety, a cooperative partnership ensuring educational success, and his commitment to the Alaska Native community. Key excerpts from Governor Dunleavy's video address to AFN. The video and  more PR

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, Oct. 16 (TNSJou) -- Northern Arizona University issued the following news: As climate warming stokes longer fire seasons and more severe fires in the North American boreal forest, being able to calculate how much carbon each fire burns grows more urgent. New research led by Northern Arizona University and published this week in Nature Climate Change suggests that how much carbon burns depends more on available fuels than on fire weather such as drought conditions, temperatur more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 13 (TNSJou) -- Michigan State University's College of Natural Science issued the following news: Arctic landscapes are frozen for the majority the year, and months go by without any sunlight. The Arctic is expansive and unique, lying dormant for most of the year in this frozen and dark state. When summer comes, ecosystems thaw and roar to life as ice above and below ground thaws, sunlight shines all day, and water flows once again. One of the most well-studied area more PR