The Juneau School District and the Juneau Education Association are more than two months into contract negotiations as the union pushes for better pay and benefits while the district grapples with uncertain state funding.
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UAS Chancellor says she’s trying to balance university’s values with protecting federal funding
Chancellor Aparna Palmer is monitoring several avenues that may be affected by President Trump’s executive orders as other universities face funding freezes and student deportations.
Will Muldoon resigns from Juneau school board
First elected in 2021, Will Muldoon suddenly resigned from the Juneau School District Board of Education on Monday.
Juneau swim class teaches parents and babies water safety skills
The city of Juneau expanded its Parent and Tot swim class offerings this spring.
Student-written plays engage Juneau community on addiction, climate change
High school students wrote plays on personal topics as part of this year’s Radio Theater Festival. Theater Alaska performed the plays again Thursday to engage the community in discussing topics on students’ minds.
UAS relatively unaffected by university-wide DEI directive and federal funding cuts
The University of Alaska Southeast has been largely unaffected by federal funding cuts and revoked student visas other campuses have faced in the state.
University of Alaska regent appointees face legislative criticism over decision to remove DEI language
Two University of Alaska Board of Regents appointees faced criticism from state lawmakers at a Senate Education Committee meeting Wednesday as part of their confirmation process.
University of Alaska Board vote to remove DEI language draws concerns of Open Meetings Act violations
The decision by the University of Alaska Board of Regents to scrub mentions of diversity, equity and inclusion is legal, but it has sparked criticism from the university community for a lack of transparency in the process.
Juneau Assembly and School Board continue to grapple with Dzantik’i Heeni playground designs
The committees haven’t made a final decision on any designs for the campus that houses two schools with elementary-age students.
Alaskan television producer shares the importance of Indigenous representation in children’s media
“Molly of Denali” producer Sydney Isaacs-Hulstine helped create an episode of children’s show “Work It Out Wombats!” featuring an Alaska Native character.