The majority vote comes after more than a year of strained contract negotiations between the district and Juneau Education Association, the district’s largest employee union.
Education
At hearing, linguists tell lawmakers that the Alaska Native Language Center’s mission is at risk
Meanwhile, administrators insist the center is growing and becoming more community-focused.
University of Alaska staff successfully vote to form a union
Sixty-four percent of voting members approved forming the union, and election results now await certification from the Alaska Labor Relations Agency.
Alaska Senate advances constitutional amendment to establish education fund
Supporters say the constitutional change could be a powerful tool to provide stable funding for public education, while critics suggest it could remove flexibility in budgeting
Bill that aims to stabilize school district budgeting advances out of House Education Committee
The bill would allow school districts to budget with more certainty and to smooth out the effects of declining enrollments.
UAS and Tlingit & Haida partner to create School of Indigenous Studies in ‘historic moment’
The University of Alaska Southeast and the Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska are working together to create a School of Indigenous Studies.