Juneau School District is the second district in Alaska to make an honor roll awarded when schools improve participation and performance in Advanced Placement exams.
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11th hour funding saves UAF-TMHS marine bio class
The class beginning in 2017 will reconstruct two baby orcas as museum-quality skeletons to be hung at TMHS.
Juneau residents hold vigil asking electors to dump Trump
Protesters met in front of the state capitol building Sunday as part of a last-ditch effort to persuade Electoral College members not to vote for Donald Trump.
University of Alaska consolidates to single College of Education, UAS takes lead
The University of Alaska is moving from three colleges of education to one and the board of regents gave UAS authority over that school. Originally the board was going to consider giving the role to UAF in Fairbanks.
Schools seek more CBJ funding after enrollment bump
After getting more students than it originally budgeted for triggered an increase in state funding, the Juneau School District has a chance to get $650,000 more from the City and Borough of Juneau.
Winter has a different meaning for Juneau’s homeless
Some homeless people are admitted to Bartlett Regional Hospital’s emergency room cold and hungry, while others are literally freezing to death.