State education funding for local districts won’t be known until the end of the legislative session in April. While the governor’s proposed education budget includes money for rural school construction and college scholarships, the amount districts receive for operations is the same as last year. And that translates to a loss of revenue.
Education
Dr. King focused on education
Juneau celebrated Martin Luther King Day with a focus on education. Appropriately, the event sponsored by the Juneau Black Awareness Association was held at the University of Alaska Southeast. KTOO intern Danny Peterson was there.
JSD negotiations underway; 2013 spring break in question
The Juneau School district is negotiating two contracts this year, representing the vast majority of district employees.
JDHS Theatre selected for International Fringe Festival
The Juneau Douglas High School Drama Department has been selected to perform next year at the prestigious International Fringe Theatre Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Hilary Lindh Season Pass Scholarship winners
Two grade school students, a middle school and a high school student win the annual competition.
UA to expand emergency training
The University of Alaska Southeast will hire an emergency program manager next year for all three Southeast campuses to coordinate crisis response. UAS Juneau has had a Campus Community Emergency Response Team since 2010. Hiring a manager for all three campuses is an outgrowth of last year’s mock shooting that tested the team’s response and…