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Haines Borough School Superintendent Michael Byer received an “excellent overall rating” following a closed-door, verbal evaluation Aug. 13 that...

Classes started Tuesday for the Haines Borough School District, with an enrollment of about 263 students, 10 more than were projected last year,...

Four teachers representing a wide diversity of life and teaching experiences have joined the staff of the Haines Borough School District for the...

The Haines Borough Assembly last week introduced an ordinance that would restrict public access to employee evaluations and applications for borough...

How can the Haines School build longevity in its music program? The question has resurfaced since the June 28 resignation of Kristina Mulready, who...

The Haines Borough should sell Main Street property sought for a new, 50-room hotel, as it has failed to develop a plan for the site in the five...

Between the school district’s recently approved raises of $87,300 and $151,000 in raises and benefits likely to go to Haines Borough employees next...

Haines Borough attorney Brooks Chandler says assistant to the manager Darsie Culbeck should not be prohibited from working for an exploratory mining...

The Haines Borough School Board on June 13 approved employee contracts that include a 2 percent raise for teachers and other district employees and a...

The No Child Left Behind Act calls for our children to be taught by teachers that are “highly qualified” in the field they teach. Our president...

David Olerud is recovering from heart surgery at Providence Medical Center in Anchorage. Daughter Sarah Swinton said that Dave will be in Anchorage...

Haines Borough School District officials this week hailed a recent waiver for Alaska from federal school accountability standards under the No Child...

In response to the award I have recently received, I am compelled to acknowledge my teammates who tirelessly serve our school community. As you are...

Brian and Jacqui Clay of Haines are proud grandparents. McKinley Grace Elizabeth Jones was born 8:11 p.m. Friday, May 9, at Bartlett Regional...

We’re publishing a story this week on Haines Borough fund balances to shed light on an element of the annual budgeting process that doesn’t get...

The Haines Borough School Board on Tuesday approved its spending plan for the coming year, including $5.5 million in general fund spending plus $1 mil...

State Rep. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins this week said his first session in the Alaska Legislature was a “sobering” and “depressing” experience.... Full story

Haines Borough School Board members debated budgeting strategies at a workshop Monday that at times became pointed. At issue is a projected $435,000... Full story

Two elementary teachers at the Haines School recently resigned. Jeanne Kitayama, who has been working part-time as early literacy coordinator for the... Full story

Two elementary teachers at the Haines School recently resigned. Jeanne Kitayama, who has been working part-time as early literacy coordinator for the... Full story

It’s budget season again, and the Haines Borough has set its schedule for a series of public meetings residents concerned about how the borough... Full story

The Haines Borough School Board will hold a budget workshop 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Haines School library to address a shortfall currently projected at... Full story

The Haines pool closed Tuesday and may be closed as long as two weeks to address leaking from its locker room to the Haines High School locker rooms...

The rising cost of local produce has prompted Whiterock Nursery to offer more edibles and to plant two months earlier in the year. The company also...

Haines School administrators have tightened security measures and are taking other precautions in the wake of school shootings elsewhere in the...