Ever wondered what it’s like to live on a boat in the freezing Alaskan wilderness? This full interior tour takes you inside ...

Dennis and Amy--who have kept their last name offline for privacy reasons, a couple originally living in the suburbs of New England decided to move to a remote off-grid homestead in Alaska.

Things to Consider Cost of living: While taxes are low, the cost of living in Alaska can be higher than in other states, particularly in remote areas. Groceries and transportation can be expensive.

Teacher salaries in Alaska are not competitive when compared to much of the Lower 48, according to new research from the University of Alaska Anchorage’s Institute of Social and Economic Research.

Alaska led the country in the share of students who missed at least 10% of the 2021-22 school year, and there has been an increase in the number of kids who are homeschooled since the pandemic.

GALENA, Alaska (AP) — In rural central Alaska, a village is in the midst of a clean energy transformation that locals say will boost savings, build resilience and provide jobs. Galena wants to ...

In Alaska, winter living aboard a sailboat is defined by ice that creeps across the water and locks vessels in place, testing ...

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Republican Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy, a former educator, is promoting charter schools and a three-year program that would test whether paying teachers annual bonuses of $5,000 to $15,000 keeps ...