The library’s StoryCorps project will focus on Alaska Native educational experiences.
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District’s budget proposes maintaining class sizes, cuts to activities
Of the $2 million worth of budget cuts, the largest is almost $700,000 for high school activities.
Re-entry program gives inmates hope to succeed inside and out
The Success Inside and Out event offers soon-to-be-released inmates resources for when they’re released.
Transgender support group starts in Juneau
“I want to reach people who feel alone in their differentness,” says one of the groups organizers Zeif Parish.
With class sizes on the rise, Juneau School Board asks Assembly for full funding
“What we’re asking is to fund to the cap and see if we can get some of those activities funds back. I know that’s a hard ask. We’re all hurting,” said Superintendent Mark Miller.
Cuts to early education now could cost the state later
“It’s better from an economic perspective for the state to maintain funding as much as possible than to cut it at this point,” says economic analyst Jim Calvin.