Juneau won’t get to vote in October on public spending for a new arts and culture center, Centennial Hall upgrades or raising the hotel bed tax. The Juneau Assembly voted down three separate ballot measures Monday night.
Adelyn Baxter
Audience Engagement Editor, KTOO
Spots still available in school district’s expanded Kinder Ready program
The Juneau School District is expanding its preschool programs this school year and enrollment is still open.
From first-timers to veterans, Juneau educators prep for first day of school
School starts Monday in Juneau. While students were making the most of their last few days of freedom, teachers spent most of last week at school, in faculty meetings and finalizing lesson plans.
Best Starts initiative fails to make October ballot
The advisory ballot question would have asked voters if they’d support up to $2.8 million to expand child care availability in Juneau with higher property taxes.
TMHS alum Kevin Allen attempts third run for school board
The part-time UAS student previously served as a student board member before he graduated high school in 2016.
Valley independent Rob Edwardson brings broad professional background to District 34 race
When Rep. Justin Parish announced he would not run for re-election last spring, he said it was because he had found a better candidate to run in his place: his former chief of staff Rob Edwardson.
Educators explore role of culture in the classroom at conference
Sealaska Heritage Institute invited teachers, experts and school administrators from across Alaska and around the country to Juneau this week for three days of speakers and breakout sessions on place-based and culturally relevant learning.
Juneau teens rap about Tlingit culture, smoking ‘a fat pound of salmon’ in new bilingual music video
A group of Alaska Native teenagers premiered a bilingual hip-hop video on Monday showcasing their pride in their Tlingit culture and Southeast Alaska.
Longtime school board member sets sights on Valley House seat
Andi Story, a Democrat running for state House in the Mendenhall Valley’s District 34, has spent years working behind the scenes advocating for Alaska schools. Now she says she’s ready to take a seat at the table.
Superintendent released from contract as search for replacement begins
Miller accepted a position as superintendent of the Sonora Union High School District in Sonora, California, which was announced earlier this week. He requested the contract change on Wednesday.