Nearly all of the Kuspuk School District’s new teaching staff come from the Philippines.
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Juneau woman uses TikTok to raise awareness of her mom’s missing persons case
On Valentine’s Day in 2019, Kaelyn Schneider’s mom Tracy Day went missing in Juneau. And for a long time, Schneider felt like her mom’s story disappeared, too.
With little guidance, families of missing people in Juneau search on their own
There is no one organization that finds missing people in Juneau, and there aren’t many resources for family and friends.
Second graders reject rooster ordinance in mock vote at Juneau Assembly
Second grade students from Diane Antaya’s Harborview Elementary class visited Juneau City Hall last week where they met Mayor Beth Weldon and held a mock assembly meeting.
Families in Juneau are rallying to raise funds and supplies for Tonga over the weekend
Suggested donations are nonperishable foods like flour, sugar and canned goods. There’s also an option to donate at a website set up through the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Juneau.
Juneau’s Systemic Racism Review Committee flags legislation for the first time
The main concerns the committee had were about the lack of affordable housing in Juneau and a lack of public input on the legislation.