Editing Palmer, Alaska (section)

==Education==
Primary and secondary education in Palmer is a part of the [[Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District]].  Within city limits, there are two elementary schools (Swanson Elementary and Sherrod Elementary), one middle school (Palmer Jr. Middle School) and one high school ([[Palmer High School (Alaska)|Palmer High School]]).

Palmer High is of modest size, with 649 students and 73 staff members.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Search for Public Schools - Palmer High School (020051000227) |url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=0200510&SchoolPageNum=3&ID=020051000227 |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=nces.ed.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Staff Directory - Palmer High School |url=https://phs.matsuk12.us/about-us/staff-directory |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=phs.matsuk12.us |language=en-US}}</ref> In 1999, It became the first school in Alaska to offer the [[International Baccalaureate]] program. About ten minutes from Palmer High is "cross-town" rival [[Colony High School (Alaska)|Colony High School]].

Palmer is also home to [[Alaska Bible College]], the state's only accredited school of theology and ministry, and [[Matanuska-Susitna College]], an extended college of the [[University of Alaska Anchorage]].

The Palmer Alaska [[Job Corps]] is at 800 E. Lynn Martin Drive, across from the Hageland airfield.
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The Ya Ne Dah Ah School (YNDA School), operated by the Athabascan Nation Chickaloon Village, uses Alaska Native methods to teach children. It was established in 1992.<ref>"[http://www.chickaloon.org/departments/education/yaschool/ Ya Ne Dah Ah School]." [[Athabascan Nation]] Chickaloon Village. Retrieved on March 12, 2017.</ref> It is funded with grant money. In 2012 the school did not receive an annual grant which would allow it to fund Athna language and cultural programs, and it failed to receive [[Bureau of Indian Affairs]] (BIA) funds since the BIA had a 1995 rule preventing it from funding Alaska Native programs.<ref>{{cite web|author=Lockyer, Ellen|url=http://www.alaskapublic.org/2012/10/19/tribal-school-could-lose-language-program/|title=Tribal School Could Lose Language Program |publisher=[[Alaska Public Media]] |date=October 19, 2012|access-date=March 12, 2017}}</ref>