Mark Miller has led the Juneau School District since 2014.
Education
Language workshop participants discuss challenges of revitalizing Yup’ik
This spring, the Alaska Senate declared a state of emergency for 20 Alaska Native languages. Two participants of an indigenous language workshop talk about the challenges for Yup’ik-speaking regions.
State government receives grant for opioid-related job training
Some Alaskans with opioid addictions who are leaving prisons or juvenile justice facilities will receive federally funded job training. A grant also will pay to increase the number of people trained to provide opioid treatment.
Ketchikan school board votes to investigate district’s actions in Edwards’ case
The Ketchikan School District is going to hire an independent investigator to look into the district’s actions regarding former teacher Doug Edwards, who faces charges that he sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl at the high school, as well as other locations.
Lemon Creek inmates study Latin etymology and epic poems behind bars
Taking GED or vocational classes in prison is not unusual. But at Juneau’s Lemon Creek Correctional Center, a small group is studying Latin, a language that’s been dead for centuries.
Judge OKs city’s $275,000 payout to Juneau family
The settlement goes to the family of a fourth-grader partially blinded by a soccer ball in PE class. It’s by far the largest cash payout by the City and Borough of Juneau in recent years.
City settles with Juneau family over PE injury
A lawsuit alleges a fourth grader was blinded in one eye by the force of a soccer ball. Terms of the settlement aren’t public because the judge put the case under seal.
Alaska unions defiant in wake of punishing Supreme Court decision
The Janus v. AFSCME decision by the U.S. Supreme Court denies public sector unions from forcing workers to pay dues. The 5-4 ruling could affect about 10 percent of Alaska’s workforce.
Assembly appropriation could save JDHS auto shop
An ordinance appropriating $40,000 to fund Juneau-Douglas High School’s automotive program is headed for public hearing next month. About 80 high school students participate in the program each year.
Girls on Ice: an all-female science immersion course on top of a glacier
“I think it’s just so empowering, just that as women, alone, we can do this,” said glaciologist Jessica Mejia. “We can do great science, we could be on a glacier by ourselves, we could do anything.”