State lawmakers questioned Mt. Edgecumbe High School leadership about conditions at the Sitka school this week. So far, a quarter of the students have dropped out or changed schools this school year. The hearings follow months of concern about student welfare at the state-run boarding school that serves primarily Alaska Native students from rural communities around the state.
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The Sitka School District will receive close to $1 million in additional revenue for the remainder of this fiscal year.
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Former Sitka state representative Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins entered the race for governor this week.
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Alaska’s education commissioner wants the State Board of Education and Early Development to form an ad hoc committee for Mt. Edgecumbe High School.
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Sitka was cloaked in a dense fog for most of Wednesday (1-21-26). While that’s not too unusual for a winter morning, heavy mist lingering into the afternoon and evening is less typical.
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A public bus rolled over after hitting a patch of ice in Sitka on Tuesday (1-20-26) morning.
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The Sitka School Board has given Superintendent Deidre Jenson high marks for her job performance over the past year.
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The Alaska Department of Transportation and the Alaska Marine Highway System heard public input on the proposed ferry schedule this week, and folks from Southeast continued calls for increased service.
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Budget season has begun for Sitka’s schools, and leaders are again calling for more funding.
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Alaska’s draft summer ferry schedule is now live, and the state is seeking public input by January 13.
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