A crowd of teachers, students, and parents gathered in front of the Capitol steps on Tuesday to speak out for increased funding of education.
Education
JDHS principal resigning in June
Juneau-Douglas High School Principal Ryan Alsup is resigning after three years in the job. He will leave his post on June 30th for what he says are “personal reasons.”
Save our Schools rallies support for public school funding
Minority members say they’ve been getting hundreds of emails and other comments from frustrated parents, teachers, school administrators and education boards asking for increased public school funding.
Hearings, rallies on education to be held this week
Invest in education is the rally cry of the week in the state capitol, as the Senate completes its work on the state operating and mental health budgets.
State teacher unions speak out against tenure bill
A bill that would require a longer probationary period for teachers has attracted opposition from labor organizations, who say it’s an attack on job security.
Bill Ray Center ‘underutilized’
University of Alaska would like to sell the downtown office and classroom building