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City subsidy rallies child care enrollment

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City subsidy rallies child care enrollment

Increasing in-person programs.

Additional funding for a child care program was removed from a funding request from the Juneau School District by the City and Borough of Juneau Finance Committee Wednesday night. Committee members said they felt the child care issue was best merged with the Assembly’s pre-existing work on the matter. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire file)

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RALLY funding gets a rain check

Already a lot of work on child care.

School repairs get priority in bond package

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School repairs get priority in bond package

Reading, writing, ‘rithmetic, roof repairs.

Students at the Juneau Montessori School in Douglas on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020. Montessori is a private pre-school and kindergarten which has received a large number of parents looking for child care following the Juneau School District’s announcement the 2020 school year would begin mostly online, according to executive director Laura Talpey. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)

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With schools online, city looks for child care alternatives

Officials say there are few easy answers to looming problem.

UA board changes course on possible merger

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UA board changes course on possible merger

Structural changes still an option.

Coronavirus costs rise for school district

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Coronavirus costs rise for school district

Covid adds to regular costs.

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Local Mathletes compete in 2020 regional math contest

Six Mathletes are headed to state in March.

Kristine “Kristy” Germain, assistant principal for Dzantik’i Heeni Middle School interviews Thursday morning at Thunder Mountain High School to be TMHS’ next principal. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)

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Finalists interview for Thunder Mountain principal position

Announcement expected Friday.

Discovery Southeast education coordinator Kelly Sorensen talks to a student from Harborview Elementary School about what feeds on the trees during a nature hike near the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center on Feb. 20, 2020. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

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Discovery Southeast turns 30 with a flourish

Auctions, banquets, and competitions: Discovery Southeast celebrates in style.

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Auto transport offers student scholarship

Neighbors news in brief.

Senators weigh extending bond debt moratorium

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Senators weigh extending bond debt moratorium

Bond payments could come back, but at lower rates.

Schools are holding fast in a time of deep cuts

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Schools are holding fast in a time of deep cuts

There’s more to education than schools.

University cuts are difficult, but manageable, UA president says

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University cuts are difficult, but manageable, UA president says

UA is more focused.

Moving company, garden club offers scholarships

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Moving company, garden club offers scholarships

Two scholarship opportunities for Juneau’s youth.

Without state payments, how will cities repay school bonds? Higher taxes, most likely

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Without state payments, how will cities repay school bonds? Higher taxes, most likely

The money’s there, it’s just gonna hurt.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy talks with students at Turnagain Elementary School in Anchorage during a press conference unveiling the Alaska Reads Act Wednesday. (Office of the Governor | Austin McDaniel)

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Governor’s new bill could mean help for Juneau preschools

Alaska Reads Act gets bipartisan rollout.

The Juneau School District’s adminstration buidling is at the corner of Glacier Avenue and 12th Street. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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Juneau schools are eligible for more city money than expected

More students, more money.

Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire Stella Tallmon, a senior at Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé, was one of 104 students picked across the country to take part in the U.S. Senate Youth Program in March.

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‘Walking the talk’: Juneau student selected for prestigious public service program

Only 104 high schoolers in the country were picked for 2020.

Michael Clinkscales, a former sea pilot in whose memory the scholarship was created. (Courtesy photo | Clinkscales family)

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Sea pilots create UAS scholarship for maritime trades

A new generation of maritime workers.

The Juneau School District’s administration building is at the corner of Glacier Avenue and 12th Street. Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s proposed budget would not mean more money for the district, administrators said. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Here’s what the governor’s budget would mean for Juneau’s schools

It’s not a cut.