Aparna Palmer is vice president of Front Range Community College in Colorado. She was previously the assistant vice president for academic affairs at Colorado Mesa University, where she taught biology.
Katie Anastas
Local News Reporter, KTOO
Gov. Dunleavy introduces bill requiring parent permission for sex ed, pronoun changes
If passed by the Legislature, students would need their parents’ permission before taking a sex education class or joining a program or club related to gender and sexuality.
Juneau School District asks Assembly for $2.5 million in extra funding
School boards can also ask local governments for funding beyond that cap, and during last year’s budget process, the school board asked for $2.2 million. Now, the board is asking for an additional $2.5 million.
Newscast – Friday, March 3, 2023
In this newscast: Farmers, scientists and entrepreneurs gather for the Southeast Alaska Farmers Summit. The smallest group of teams in the Iditarod’s history are signed up to compete this year. Striking school bus drivers in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District could return to work as soon as Monday if a tentative agreement is approved.
Juneau School District loses $269,000 to scammer
By the time the city’s finance department contacted the FBI, Juneau Police Department, CBJ Law Department and First National Bank of Alaska, it was too late to recover the funds.
Juneau schools, city facilities close early due to snowstorm
Juneau schools will release students an hour early Wednesday due to snow. Many city buildings will also close at 1 p.m. Wednesday.