Juneau school counselors say they serve as mediators, sources of information, confidants and much more.
Quinton Chandler, KTOO
Middle school sports travel is back on the school board’s agenda
The Juneau School Board will review the issue at its March 14 meeting.
Residents talk class sizes and other needs at school district budget meeting
Seven people spoke during one of two school district budget meetings last week. Nearly all said they were most worried about class sizes.
Update: Coast Guard says 2 men missing after skiff capsizes near Ketchikan
The two men left Mountain Point near Ketchikan either late Saturday or early Sunday. When they didn’t arrive on Annette Island on time, one of the men’s fiancée called the Coast Guard.
Happiness is orange at Hoonah City Schools
The Happiness Advantage is an idea based on research that points to a link between a positive mindset and success.
UAS faculty offers support and criticism to university president
The UAS senate’s letter sits at the top of a growing pile of complaints against the university system’s cost-saving strategy. Faculty senates in Anchorage and Fairbanks announced they have no confidence in President Johnsen’s leadership.
School board invites public to budget meetings
There will be two budget meetings – one at 6 pm Tuesday in the Juneau-Douglas High School library and one at the same time Wednesday in the Thunder Mountain High School library.
Police and CCFR rescue man pinned in a car
CCFR had to remove the vehicle’s top to free McVay, and then responders put him in a litter and carried him out of “dense vegetation.”
Lawmakers want new rules for testing sexual assault kits
HB 31 would require agencies to send all sexual assault kits to labs for testing within 18 months of receiving them. State agencies would also be required to create a system to track those kits and to monitor which ones go untested.
Charity for school kids just underneath fundraising goal
Feeding Juneau’s Future spends almost $2,000 per week to feed school kids who might not eat regularly at home.