School leaders from across the state are preparing to offer bigger and broader summer school programs to help students catch up.
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School closes in Hoonah after potential COVID-19 exposure
Hoonah City Schools Superintendent and Principal Ralph Watkins said the student recently returned from travel outside of Hoonah and tested negative for the virus.
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Family members suspected and JPD confirms that alcohol was a factor in fatal Juneau car crash
Ralph Watkins is sharing what he knows about his son’s car crash because he wants it to be a wake-up call.
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Students celebrate culture, language at annual Hoonah schools potlatch
Toward the end of each school year, Hoonah City Schools celebrates Tlingit culture with the ḵu.éex’, or potlatch. Nearly the entire community is invited to the see the youngest generation carry forward their ancestors’ traditions.
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Alaskan educators advocate for increased K-12 funding
School administrators, teachers and parents from across the state testified before the House Finance Committee Tuesday in support of increased school funding. Rep. Les Gara’s HB 339 would increase the base student allocation by $100 to $6,030.
Federal funding for public media is at risk.
The House of Representatives voted to eliminate already-approved funding for public media. This bill, now headed to the Senate, will have a devastating impact on public media in Alaska. Make your voice heard before it’s too late.
Are Hoonah schools the canary in the coal mine for cuts in rural Alaska?
“If the subtleties become so much that the cuts are so deep, then all the sudden somebody is going to go, ‘What happened to that school district?’” warned Hoonah’s outgoing superintendent.
Federal funding for public media is at risk.
The House of Representatives voted to eliminate already-approved funding for public media. This bill, now headed to the Senate, will have a devastating impact on public media in Alaska. Make your voice heard before it’s too late.