Since the Valdez child care center Stepping Stones closed two years ago, working parents like Brianne Skilbred have had to scramble. " current child care provider that they have is their fifth in two ...

For Hermon Hutchens Elementary School Principal Jason Weber, a lack of housing is a big part of his struggle attracting new teachers to Valdez. “If I'm trying to hire teachers outside of the community ...

A visitor to Valdez today may very well look around and say (or think), “Wow, this place has a spectacular setting, but why is the town so characterless and unattractive?” Of course, the pipeline ...