Jill Burke
Alaska Dispatch News
Anchorage, AK, United States
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Achieving equity in education requires even the best teachers to be better
“We have a moral imperative to ask ‘How can we help all students succeed?’ → Read More
Missing: Mental health care providers in the Arctic
The U.S. Arctic Research commission will spend the next year studying behavioral and mental health issues among Arctic populations. → Read More
Alaska canoe makes a statement at high-profile protest of Dakota Access pipeline
Whether in the water or on the highways, an Alaska canoe is carrying a powerful message. → Read More
Letters from a lawmaker, and the precarious power of elected officials as private citizens
Why do Rep. Cathy Munoz's letters of support for convicted sex offenders make us feel so repulsed? The answer might not be what you think. → Read More
The Anchorage residents who work overtime to prevent crime in their neighborhoods
More than a neighborhood watch, but not cops, how regular people are helping maintain law and order on their blocks. → Read More
School supplies, an annual ritual
How much you'll need to shell out, plus where to go if you can't afford to pay → Read More
Kids on the job: What you need to know
Child labor laws 101: what's allowed and what's not. → Read More
The curious life of Alaska's birch shieldbug
Repugnatorial glands. Antifreeze in their veins. Family first. There's a lot to appreciate in this so-called → Read More
After 2 years, a public records request shows signs of life
The National Guard Bureau is still working on a request first filed Aug. 1, 2014. → Read More
Answering the nagging questions about those 3,800 untested rape kits
What's complicated and what's not in moving forward with justice for victims after years or even decades. → Read More
Thine eyes deceive: A cold-weather mirage on a hot summer day
On a hot summer day, an unusual sight on the horizon, and the science behind the magic of mirage. → Read More
Allergies got you down? Don't blame cottonwood fluff.
When the snowy white fluff from cottonwood trees starts to fly through the air, blanket the ground and clog our window screens (and just about everything else), many allergy-sufferers hit system overload. Although the onset of sneezing, wheezing and watery eyes seems to coincide with this "summer snow," it's not the culprit. Pollen counts for male cottonwood trees peak about three weeks before… → Read More
How one special dog helped calm the storm of autism in a Western Alaska boy
For six years, Juke the yellow Lab has helped Logan Erickson do everything from sleep to socialize. Now they have to say goodbye. → Read More
New life springs from the devastation of the Sockeye fire
Fire may have the power to destroy, but it can also strengthen what it cannot kill, as one can see in Willow right now. → Read More
Study: 1 in 9 University of Alaska students were sexually victimized in 2015
“The reality is that we have to ask these questions if we want to make true change within our campuses and within the culture of the campus.“ - Researcher and University of Alaska Professor Lindsey Blumenstein → Read More
Attacker's light sentence and his father's statement draw outrage in Stanford rape case
The unidentified 23-year-old victim, who was not a student of the university, was attacked after attending a fraternity party. In a statement, she described her experience before and after the assault. → Read More
Oil hits 2016 high on ebbing supply, softer dollar
Oil prices hit their highest in eight months on Tuesday, buoyed by the dollar nearing one-month lows and by falling Nigerian output. → Read More
In an Anchorage yard, a rare bumper crop of four-leaf clovers is underfoot
A treasure within a treasure: Dozens of four leaf clovers are growing among our raspberry bushes and strawberry plants. And it's much rarer than you might think. → Read More
Summer reading list: Turn your everyday kid into a resilient revolutionary
In my last column, I wrote about how getting lost in a good book can help students hang on to academic advances they made during the school year. What I didn’t talk about then is how reading offers an equally crucial benefit to young people by developing what are known as “soft skills” — the emotional intelligence we … Continue reading Summer reading list: Turn your everyday kid into a resilient… → Read More
Summer reading: 3 reasons it's awesome for kids
It’s tempting to spend the summer break soaking up as much non-school-related fun as possible. Picnics, fishing trips, camping trips, bike rides — Alaska’s long summer days make it easy to play the day away. But don’t abandon every school-based habit. There are good reasons to include a good read as part of each day’s … Continue reading Summer reading: 3 reasons it’s awesome for kids → Read More