"Juneau School District"

Bartlett Regional Hospital faces a financial crisis that could lead to cuts in services.

The district’s school closure plan means fewer school administrator positions, but they didn’t lay anyone off.

The bill that Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed would have given the district more than $5 million in additional state funding.

In Juneau — and across the country — schools have been using COVID aid to help homeless students in ways they’ve never been able to before. That help may end soon if federal officials don’t act.

The decision came moments before members learned of Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s veto of a bipartisan education bill that would have given the district millions in additional funding – though they weren’t counting on it.

The plan puts seventh and eighth grades at Thunder Mountain High School’s campus and ninth through 12th grades at Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé — as previously planned.

The city has been looking for space to put all of its employees, who are currently split among five buildings.

Board member Amber Frommherz said the board should take the time to consider putting 7th through 12th grade at two campuses.

Meanwhile, the bungled FAFSA rollout is delaying college decisions for Alaska’s high school seniors.

The Juneau Assembly has approved a $4 million loan and will help pay for some non-instructional costs.