In response to concerns about monitoring service Bark for Schools, the Juneau School District is providing options to families.
Zoe Grueskin, KTOO
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Juneau immersion classroom aims to teach new generation of Lingít speakers
Most fluent speakers of the Lingít language are elders. But the instructors of an immersion classroom in Juneau have high hopes: to raise a new generation of Lingít speakers.
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‘Devilfish’ playwright’s favorite audience? Eighth graders.
Juneau eighth graders watched the new play Devilfish and got to talk to some of the show’s stars and creators through a program that connects students and artists.
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Updated: Juneau school board approves elementary school boundary change
Under the change, families who live in the future Pederson Hill subdivision would send their kids to Riverbend Elementary School.
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Cemetery caretaker calls on community to clean, protect Alaska Native graves
Many Alaska Native gravesites in Juneau are overgrown and all but forgotten. Tlingit storyteller and cemetery caretaker Bob Sam hopes to change that.
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International Lingít Spelling Bee brings together Alaska Native language learners in Juneau
The spelling bee took place during the Sharing Our Knowledge Conference held in Juneau last month.
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Alaska receives $20M federal grant to support reading skills
The $20.7 million federal grant will be distributed to the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development over five years.
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Sorensen, Mackey lead the way in Juneau School Board race
Retired elementary school teacher Deedie Sorensen earned the most votes overall on Tuesday, while 187 votes separated Emil Robert Mackey III and Martin Stepetin Sr. in a tight race for second.
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2 in 5 Alaska students are proficient in English language arts, fewer in math
The Alaska Department of Education and Early Development shared the results of last school year’s statewide testing last week. There’s plenty of room for improvement.
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Juneau superintendent gets new three-year contract
Bridget Weiss has been in the role since August 2018, when she became the interim superintendent before the school board officially chose her to lead the district in January.
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