The $20.7 million federal grant will be distributed to the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development over five years.
Zoe Grueskin, KTOO
Sorensen, Mackey lead the way in Juneau School Board race
Retired elementary school teacher Deedie Sorensen earned the most votes overall on Tuesday, while 187 votes separated Emil Robert Mackey III and Martin Stepetin Sr. in a tight race for second.
2 in 5 Alaska students are proficient in English language arts, fewer in math
The Alaska Department of Education and Early Development shared the results of last school year’s statewide testing last week. There’s plenty of room for improvement.
Juneau superintendent gets new three-year contract
Bridget Weiss has been in the role since August 2018, when she became the interim superintendent before the school board officially chose her to lead the district in January.
Newscast – Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019
In this newscast: A desirable piece of waterfront property in downtown Juneau may have a new private owner — Norwegian Cruise Lines — despite the City and Borough of Juneau’s efforts. Holland America Line will pay the state a $17,000 fine a year after one of its cruise ship’s holding tanks leaked greywater into Glacier Bay National Park. A public comment period is ending soon on proposed logging, recreation and stream work in the Tongass National Forest near Petersburg, Wrangell and Kake, but the U.S. Forest Service continues to face questions about a lack of specifics. It could end up being the best commercial Dungeness crab season for a decade in Southeast Alaska.
Newscast – Monday, Sept. 9, 2019
In this newscast: Despite a large transfer to the state treasury, the Alaska Permanent Fund has grown by $1.4 billion. The federal Bureau of Land Management is holding public meetings around the state to allow public input on two projects: a proposal to develop a section of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska and the Ambler Road mining project. Moose season begins this month in Southeast Alaska; in Wrangell, sportsmen and charities are teaming up to improve the process of distributing illegally obtained moose to people in need. The newly-opened Cannery Park in Petersburg is a place for visitors to learn about the town’s history of seafood production. The Alaska Department of Commerce has said it does not support a regulation draft that would prohibit alcohol manufacturing businesses from hosting onsite activities including festivals, classes and performances.



