The Juneau Central Labor Council has invited all of the candidates for Assembly and school board to the picnic, which is open to the public.
Juneau Schools
A $60,000 travel bill is normal for high school football in Juneau
A few years ago, Juneau School District gradually started cutting the travel budget for high school activities. Then the money stopped.
It’s time to go back to school in Juneau
Wednesday is the first day of school for about 4,700 students across Juneau.
Three candidates to run for two Juneau School Board seats
Sean O’Brien, a school board member who has served on and off since 2005 for a total of nine years, will not seek re-election. The candidates that are running are Jeff Short, Kevin Allen and incumbent Brian Holst.
Juneau charter school hires first principal
Caron Smith will handle administrative duties that have grown with the K-8 school over the years.
State shutdown would freeze teacher certification, gum up school districts’ summer hiring
The potential government shutdown would come at the busiest — and worst — time for the state office that processes teacher certifications. And unresolved state education funding is compounding the teacher hiring crunch.
Different year, same story: Juneau schools wait for a budget
The Legislature has until July 1, to pass a budget, or the state government will shut down.
High school seniors take spotlight in Juneau elementary schools
Juneau schools first considered doing this last year after they learned other school districts were doing it in the Lower 48. They didn’t get a chance to do it in Juneau until now.
Juneau high school soccer teams play to help injured player
Every year Thunder Mountain and Juneau-Douglas High Schools’ soccer teams turn one or two games into a cancer awareness fundraiser. This year the fundraiser is dedicated to Hunter Rathbone.
Assembly approves $87 million budget for schools; state money uncertain
The total budget is $1.7 million more than the current school year’s budget. It includes almost $27 million from the Assembly.