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Juneau School District launches interactive online budgeting tool
1+ hour, 37+ min ago (194+ words) Community members can have a more hands-on experience in exploring the Juneau School District's operating budget as of Wednesday." Balancing Act, an interactive online budgeting tool, starts with a "rollover" operating budget that includes the positions and items in this…...
Alaska school maintenance backlog has reached a crisis, students and school boards tell lawmakers
9+ hour, 42+ min ago (1074+ words) Students and school officials from across Alaska visited the Legislature " from the North Slope, to the Yukon Flats, to Yakutat and Hoonah " to make what has become an annual plea to lawmakers to invest in the state's public education. "I…...
Alaska House approves university fee transparency act, sends it to state Senate
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (309+ words) The University of Alaska may soon be legally required to provide itemized bills to students and give them more notice of fee increases. The Alaska House of Representatives voted 36-3 on Friday to pass House Bill 176 and send it to the…...
Stedman leads inspection tour at MEHS
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (1118+ words) By Shannon Haugland and Anna Laffrey After an investigative visit to Mt. Edgecumbe High School Friday and hearing from students about their concerns such as the discontent that caused 25 percent of the student body to withdraw since the start of…...
Resiliency in funding requested for Tlingit Culture Language and Literacy Program
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (1247+ words) The majority of testimony taken during a Juneau Board of Education public budget forum on Thursday focused on the importance of supporting the Tlingit Culture Language and Literacy program, plus staffing districtwide since teacher contract negotiations that began a year…...
Almost one in four Alaska workers doesn’t live in the state, new report concludes
5+ day, 17+ hour ago (584+ words) The number of out-of-state workers in Alaska is continuing to rise and is near an all-time high, according to a new report published this week by the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development. In 2024, almost 23% of non-federal jobs in…...
Public forums set for residents to weigh in on CBJ, school district budgets
1+ week, 1+ day ago (291+ words) Juneau residents wanting to weigh in on how their money is spent by local leaders are getting a chance starting Thursday while proposed budgets for the coming year are being drafted by the city and school district. The Juneau Board…...
Using past rather than current enrollment to fund schools might have lessened Juneau’s budget crisis, lawmakers told
1+ week, 2+ day ago (630+ words) A Juneau legislator's bill seeking to make state education funding more predictable for school districts got mostly friendly treatment at its first hearing Monday. "Of course we'd be making blind decisions and dismissing talented staff simply because of the calendar…...
More predictable school funding sought by Juneau legislator in second batch of pre-session bills
3+ week, 4+ day ago (303+ words) The True Local Newspaper of Alaska's Capital City House Bill 261 by Rep. Andi Story, a Juneau Democrat who co-chairs the House Education Committee, would allow per-student funding to be determined using two different measures of enrollment: the past year, or…...
Douglas Public Library closed for water mitigation as of Wednesday
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (117+ words) The True Local Newspaper of Alaska's Capital City (City and Borough of Juneau press release) The Douglas Public Library (DPL) is closed temporarily starting Wednesday, Jan. 7, due to water intrusion caused by recent weather conditions. There was no damage to…...