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ASD Introduces New Rigorous Social Studies Coursework
Channel 2 NewsThe Anchorage School District wants the public’s help to beef up its social studies curriculum and move the district and its students towards the nationwide common core standards. Some of ASD's history books will be a thing of the past, next school...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Arts and Culture, American School for the Deaf, Students, Culture
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Anchorage Homeless Get Relief with Project Homeless Connect
Channel 2 NewsHomeless advocates like Trevor Storrs, the chair of the Anchorage Coalition to Stop Homelessness, are getting ready for the 7th Annual Project Homeless Connect, where hundreds of volunteers will be providing the homeless with free services. "The whole...Tags: Arts and Culture, Social Issues, Homelessness, Medical Procedures and Tests, HIV
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Gridiron Dreams Push Barrow Students Beyond Barriers
Channel 2 NewsHigh costs, low temperatures and polar bears are only some of the challenges for the people who call Barrow, Alaska home. For more than 4,000 residents of the state's northernmost city, only one thing is for sure: it isn't easy. Barrow sits 320 miles...Tags: Arts and Culture, Football, Sports, Substance Abuse, Culture
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Jason Lamb
Jason Lamb has been a reporter for Channel 2 News since August 2008. Jason has covered some of the biggest news stories in Alaska for Channel 2 News, including Sarah Palin's run as Vice Presidential nominee in 2008 and the eruption of Mt. Redoubt. He was...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Journalism, Sarah Palin, Ted Stevens, NBC (tv network)
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Homeless in Anchorage: Dying for a Solution Part 3
Channel 2 NewsIt's been a tough couple of months for Paula James, a mother of young twins. James has been living in a shelter after some bad luck. "Things didn't go right and right now I have twins, and I'm looking to do better for me and my twins," James said. ...Tags: Social Issues, Homelessness, Human Interest, Anchorage, Alaska
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