JSD Superintendent Bridget Weiss is attending the meeting to discuss the incremental start of in-person classes among pre-school and kindergarten students this week.
Education
Anchorage School District postpones start of in-person learning
The delay comes as Anchorage records record-high numbers of coronavirus cases and as the city tightens restrictions to try to get a handle on the spread of infections.
Former Bethel elementary principal Chris Carmichael pleads guilty to federal charges
The maximum penalty for the charges Carmichael is pleading guilty to includes no less than 10 years and up to life in prison and a fine of $250,000.
‘I hope someone can help us’: Anchorage decision to resume in-person school faces growing scrutiny
The school district faces questions about whether Nov. 16 is the right time to bring students into school buildings, with widespread virus transmission and public health resources already strained.
High school hatchery revitalizes Unalaska silver salmon population
Science teacher Steven Gregory tells his fisheries students that they are “the stewards of the river.”
Petersburg School District to require COVID-19 testing for in-state travel
The policy is for travel by any means off Mitkof Island — by plane, boat or ferry.
After 7-month wait, Hyder residents are no longer cut off from Canadian neighbors
Canada’s new rules will let Hyder’s students cross the border to attend school. There is no school in Hyder.
Anchorage School District still plans to resume in-person learning for younger students on Nov. 16
The news comes as the number of coronavirus cases continues to skyrocket in the city and as the district faces criticism from some for its decision to bring kids back to classrooms.
Juneau Montessori School in Douglas closed after staff member tested positive for COVID-19
taff are getting tested over the weekend and school officials are recommending that families get tested as well
Can cities anticipate COVID-19 spikes before they happen? Researchers make haste by testing waste
Detecting COVID-19 in wastewater could help communities prepare for new waves of infections before public health officials see rising cases.