Juneau School District offices were evacuated early Wednesday afternoon after an employee opened an envelope containing a suspicious white powder.
Education
Pete Earley to speak at UAS tonight
A prize-winner author – who says his “life was turned upside down” when his son was diagnosed as mentally ill — will speak in Juneau Thursday night at the University of Alaska Southeast.
Muslim students enjoying Juneau
Four student ambassadors from Muslim countries will be speaking at University of Alaska Southeast tonight about their stay in the U.S.
School board votes to retain spring break
Juneau school kids will get spring break next year. The school board voted Tuesday night to keep the week-long March break.
School district faces major shortfall
State education funding for local districts won’t be known until the end of the legislative session in April. While the governor’s proposed education budget includes money for rural school construction and college scholarships, the amount districts receive for operations is the same as last year. And that translates to a loss of revenue.
Dr. King focused on education
Juneau celebrated Martin Luther King Day with a focus on education. Appropriately, the event sponsored by the Juneau Black Awareness Association was held at the University of Alaska Southeast. KTOO intern Danny Peterson was there.