The bill would allow school districts to budget with more certainty and to smooth out the effects of declining enrollments.
Education
UAS and Tlingit & Haida partner to create School of Indigenous Studies in ‘historic moment’
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 Studies.
Auke Lake RALLY to offer summer child care in Juneau
The privately-run child care program plans to operate for its first summer since the Juneau School District ended its after-school child care program.
Juneau high schoolers travel to Hawaii to help rebuild homes destroyed by Lahaina wildfires
Students enrolled in the Juneau School District’s House Build program are eligible to join the annual Habitat for Humanity build trip in Hawaii.
Alaska education board takes steps to assess boarding school conditions after outcry
The state board will create a new committee to review concerns, including student services and maintenance needs after roughly a quarter of students disenrolled this year.
Juneau School District reaches tentative agreement with teachers union
The tentative agreement is awaiting ratification from the union and approval from the Juneau School Board.