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$248 million draft of Senate capital budget would shore up schools and state facilities
2+ hour, 11+ min ago (436+ words) April 15, 2026 by Eric Stone, Alaska Public Media A budget proposal that would provide $100 million to shore up schools and state facilities in dire need of repairs across Alaska is on its way to a full Senate vote. The Senate Finance…...
Juneau School Board approves contract with teachers union
2+ hour, 58+ min ago (345+ words) April 15, 2026 by Jamie Diep, KTOO The Juneau School Board unanimously approved a long-awaited contract between the district and its teachers union Tuesday night. This marks the end of a more than yearlong negotiation process that escalated to the union authorizing…...
Auke Lake RALLY to offer summer child care in Juneau
2+ week, 6+ day ago (412+ words) March 26, 2026 by Jamie Diep, KTOO A privately-run child care program is set to offer all-day care for school-aged children in several Juneau schools this summer." Auke Lake Preschool runs Auke Lake RALLY as an after-school child care program at Auke…...
Juneau teachers union approves contract with school district
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (442+ words) April 8, 2026 by Clarise Larson, KTOO Juneau's teachers union voted earlier this week in favor of approving a tentative contract agreement with the Juneau School District. Now, it's the school board's turn to decide whether to approve the contract before it's…...
Juneau School Board to decide on contract with teachers union
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (325+ words) April 13, 2026 by Jamie Diep, KTOO The Juneau School Board will decide on ratifying a contract with the district's teachers union at its meeting on Tuesday night. The Juneau Education Association spent more than a year negotiating a new contract with…...
Lunch and Learn: "Drill Down on Oil & Gas"
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (35+ words) KTOO "Drill Down on Oil & Gas" Larry Persily, Former Federal Coordinator for Alaska North Slope Gas Pipeline Projects Sponsored by Senator Giessel and Representative Mears...
University of Alaska staff successfully vote to form a union
1+ week, 5+ day ago (503+ words) Education| University of Alaska April 2, 2026 by Jamie Diep, KTOO Staff at the University of Alaska have successfully voted to form a union. The group calls itself the Coalition of Alaska University Employees for Equity, or CAUSE-UAW. It's organizing as part…...
Capitol Views 2026 - Lon Garrison, Executive Director, Association of Alaska School Boards
1+ week, 5+ day ago (30+ words) Capitol Views 2026 " Lon Garrison, Executive Director, Association of Alaska School Boards'KTOO Alaska Legislative Digest's Tim Bradner interviews Lon Garrison, Executive Director of the Association of Alaska School Boards....
Bill that aims to stabilize school district budgeting advances out of House Education Committee
1+ week, 6+ day ago (534+ words) April 1, 2026 by Jamie Diep, KTOO Alaska school districts consistently build budgets based on many uncertainties, but a bill that aims to stabilize the budgeting process moved out of the House Education Committee Wednesday." House Bill 261 would change how students and…...
UAS and Tlingit & Haida partner to create School of Indigenous Studies in "historic moment
2+ week, 4+ day ago (711+ words) Alaska Native Government & Policy| Education| Juneau| University of Alaska March 27, 2026 by Jamie Diep, KTOO The University of Alaska Southeast and the Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska are working together to create a School of Indigenous…...