Contract bargaining between the Juneau School District and teachers resumed Monday evening,
Education
Spelling bee, math games teach Tlingit
It’s no secret that fewer and fewer people can fluently speak Alaska Native languages. And while there’s renewed interest, it’s hard to get beyond nouns and verbs.
Tlingit ventriloquism, a way to keep the language alive
Carlton Smith got into ventriloquism fifty years ago as a ten-year-old boy living in Haines. When Smith was bedridden with hepatitis for four months, his father bought him his first puppet from a Sears-Roebuck catalog – a red-headed figure wearing a green suit named Jerry.
Valley bear sightings prompt parent concerns
Riverbend Elementary School held its morning recess indoors Thursday after hearing reports of a bear sighting along the Mendenhall River.
Thin attendance at first middle school travel task force meeting
Only three people showed up for the first meeting of a community task force looking at Juneau middle school travel policies.
School district – JEA to resume bargaining
Juneau teachers and the school district go back to the bargaining table on Monday