School board to hear winter budget revision
The Petersburg School District has a little more money than it planned for. That’s according to superintendent Robyn Taylor.
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Jill Lenhard returns to teach in Petersburg under complicated circumstances
Longtime teacher Jill Lenhard will be returning to the Petersburg School District this fall (Photo...
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Petersburg teacher contracts a go after Dunleavy signs one-time public education funding
Petersburg teachers will likely have a contract for the next three years. That’s because a deal between the teachers union and the school district met a final requirement this afternoon when Gov. Mike Dunleavy signed the state operating budget without vetoing any one-time public education funding.
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Karen Morrison appointed as deputy commissioner at the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development
Gov. Mike Dunleavy has appointed Karen Morrison as deputy commissioner at the Alaska Department of Education and Early Childhood Education.
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Petersburg School District and teachers union reach agreement, with conditions
The Petersburg School District and the teachers union have reached a tentative agreement after five months of negotiations. The district made an offer on May 7 that includes the union’s last salary proposal.
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Petersburg School Board to review second draft of budget
The Petersburg School Board will take a look at a second draft budget for the coming year at tonight’s meeting.
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House District 2 Rep. Rebecca Himschoot celebrates bipartisan education bill, but says “there’s a long way to go”
District 2 Rep. Rebecca Himschoot voted for a bipartisan education bill worth almost $250 million. KFSK’s Shelby Herbert caught up with Rep. Himschoot while she was in Petersburg meeting with constituents. She says the education bill feels like a huge win for Alaska schools.
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Teacher contract negotiations are complicated by tight budgets, limited education funding
Petersburg’s teachers union is negotiating a new contract with the school district. Both the union and the district say years of flat education funding from the state is making the negotiations more complicated this year. And, as KFSK’s Hannah Flor reports, they’re worried about the effects that lack of funding will have on the quality of education the district is able to provide.
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