State wants pause on homeschool ruling blocking public funds at private schools

And: Rescue effort underway after plane crashes near Fairbanks ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Email not displaying correctly? [View the web version]( Good afternoon. It’s Tuesday, April 23. In today's newsletter: - The state of Alaska[has asked for a stay]( of a recent state Superior Court decision that found it is unconstitutional to use public money to pay for tuition at private and religious schools. - First responders were conducting an “active rescue” this morning after [a plane crashed]( in the area of the Tanana River in Fairbanks, officials said. - The relocation of a Yup’ik village in Alaska, decades in the making, is the most advanced of [what is expected to be several relocations]( prompted by climate change. Histories of Alaska: Launched in the early 20th century, Zarembo Springs Mineral Co. was based in Seattle but capitalized on a beverage bottled on Zarembo Island, northwest of Wrangell. As is the way with much of modern Alaska history, [historian David Reamer writes]( someone finally looked at the spring and thought, “I could make some money off that.” Anchorage weather It's mostly sunny today with a high near 52 degrees and a calm wind. We should continue to see mostly sunny skies for most of this week along with daytime temperatures hovering in the low 50s. Here’s what else is making headlines in Alaska today. — Megan Pacer, mpacer@adn.com [State of Alaska requests pause in homeschool ruling blocking public funds at private schools →]( Lawmakers, educators and parents were alarmed by the court decision when it appeared to strike down the state's correspondence programs in their entirety. But since then, some legislators have said a narrow statutory change and new regulations could be a targeted fix. ADVERTISEMENT [Rescue effort underway after plane crashes near Fairbanks →]( It was not clear how many people were on the Douglas DC-4 when it crashed shortly after departure south of Fairbanks International Airport. [Relocation of eroding Alaska Native village seen as a test case for other threatened communities →]( The village of Newtok, perched precariously on thawing permafrost at the edge of a rapidly eroding river, is the first Alaska community to begin a full-scale relocation made necessary by climate change. (via Alaska Beacon) [Another fiber network break causes widespread internet, cell service outage in Arctic Alaska →]( Residents in several northern Alaska communities experienced cell and internet service disruptions today after another fiber optic breakage. [Minnesota Lynx draft pick Alissa Pili of Anchorage gets a warm welcome in Minneapolis →]( Pili, the Utah scoring star the Lynx took with the eighth pick in the WNBA draft, was introduced to her new home this week by members of the Indigenous and Samoan communities. (via Star Tribune) ADVERTISEMENT More from the ADN [Husband of Juneau mayor killed in Arizona motorcycle accident →]( [Teen arrested in fatal stabbing at Wasilla theater, police say →]( [Millions of Americans could lose internet access as federal subsidy expires →]( [Workplace: Are U.S. employers ready for Gen Z? →]( [AI deepfakes threaten to upend global elections. No one can stop them. →]( [Book review: ‘Fireweed’ blends historical and supernatural, brings an Alaska author into the spotlight →]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Click here to unsubscribe and manage your email subscriptions.]( Anchorage Daily News, 300 W 31st Ave, Anchorage, AK 99503, United States