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School board that made lots of changes appears it will remain the same after election
Three incumbents leading by large margins; recall petitions against two members failing
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Threat of school shooting posted widely, including in Juneau, does not appear credible, district says
Extra police at Thunder Mountain Middle School on Monday morning a precaution, according to notice.
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Consolidated schools during first month of classes are great, awful or illegal, depending on who’s asked
Superintendent offers praise; teachers fret about class sizes; TMMS students forced to repeat classes.
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Alaska schools to be stocked with anti-overdose kits, under new law
Emergency kits to save victims of opioid overdoses are on their way to Alaska schools, in accordance with…
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Standardized test scores at some Juneau schools far higher than others
Math, science proficiency at Auke Bay elementary roughly twice Kax̱dig̱oowu Héen’s, for example.
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School board candidate forum focuses on lessons learned from consolidation process
Five of six candidates running for three seats answer questions about “what ifs” and “what’s next.”
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Changes in student transportation are all over the map after consolidation of schools
Many students say things are fine, but illegal parking and bus woes are prompting course corrections.
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More than 1,100 students show up on first day at newly consolidated JDHS
Students say they’re expecting more friends, more competition and less parking.
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No more pencils, no more bookshelves: Floyd Dryden works to clear out surplus items large and small
Furniture, microscopes, pianos among gymful of items being given away or sold by shut-down school.
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Petitions to recall two Juneau school board leaders get enough signatures for Oct. 1 election ballot
President Deedie Sorensen, Vice President Emil Mackey targeted due to school district’s budget crisis.
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School board spends $3.6M in staff add-backs, nixes $1M CBJ loan after getting $5.2M extra from state
Members also consider new food service contract and first increase in school meal prices since 2020.
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School district leaders rank ‘add-back’ priorities for $5.2M in extra funds OK’d in state budget
List to be considered by school board Saturday includes HomeBRIDGE, special eduction, tech staff.
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Juneau schools empty out as classrooms and memories transition under consolidation plan
Transitions “ahead of schedule” for school district; use for vacant buildings by CBJ still in question
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Alaska Supreme Court schedules June 25 hearing for homeschool lawsuit appeal
Arguments to occur five days before the end of a hold on the lower court’s ruling.
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Lisa Pearce, analyst who unveiled Juneau School District’s crisis, hired as new chief financial officer
Consultant for numerous districts in recent years begins new job when consolidation starts July 1.
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School board president says she won’t run again at meeting where members assess their response to crisis
Deedie Sorensen says it’s time to retire as board members give themselves tough grades, lofty goals.
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JDHS ranks fourth, TMHS fifth among 64 Alaska high schools in U.S. News and World Report survey
HomeBRIDGE ranks 41st, YDHS not ranked in nationwide assessment of more than 24,000 schools.
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The Juneau School District had a $9.5M projected deficit this year. It’s now a $633,185 surplus. How is that possible?
Resignation of 34 employees since January, health insurance savings among reasons, officials say.
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State OKs school district’s consolidation plan; closed schools cannot reopen for at least seven years
Plans from color-coded moving boxes to adjusting bus routes well underway, district officials say.
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Juneau’s principals, vice principals get new assignments under school district’s consolidation plan
The principal of the one middle school won’t be the just-named Southeast principal of the year.