More than 750 protesters packed the street in front of the Alaska Capitol on Monday, calling for the state Legislature to override Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s budget vetoes.
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Spots still available in school district’s expanded Kinder Ready program
The Juneau School District is expanding its preschool programs this school year and enrollment is still open.
Baby Raven Reads fosters next generation of Tlingit speakers
SHI Education Director Jacke Kookesh says the program creates “safe places for the language to be in the air and to be heard.”
Slideshow: Early learning supporters march on Capitol
The rally had a Dr. Seuss theme for “Horton Hears a Who” — they want lawmakers to hear their support for early education.
Cuts to early education now could cost the state later
“It’s better from an economic perspective for the state to maintain funding as much as possible than to cut it at this point,” says economic analyst Jim Calvin.
House trims Parnell’s budget
Lawmakers in the House of Representatives have trimmed Gov. Sean Parnell’s operating budget by two percent.