Jenna Kunze

Jenna Kunze

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Jenna Kunze covers Anchorage communities and general assignments. She was previously a staff reporter at Native News Online, wrote for The Arctic Sounder and was a reporter at the Chilkat Valley News in Haines.

‘Small but loud’: Deaf community pushes back against proposal to cut ASL professionals in Anchorage School District budget

To reconcile an $111 million structural deficit, the school district has proposed cutting teaching positions throughout the district. Included are two full-time, ASL-fluent staff positions at the Alaska School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.

Jenna Kunze February 12, 2025

In message to families, Anchorage School District describes response to new federal stance on immigration

The school district briefed principals on Monday and published information for families on its policy if immigration police officers enter a school.

Jenna Kunze February 4, 2025

Anchorage high schoolers lead effort to expand access to period products in district schools

The Period Project aims to make period products more accessible to increasingly younger menstruating girls by bringing them to where they are needed most: school bathrooms.

Jenna Kunze February 3, 2025
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Refugee resettlement pause will keep some Alaskans separated from family members

Twenty-two refugees, and hundreds more in the pipeline, were told last week that their previously approved relocation to Alaska has been suspended, perhaps indefinitely.

Jenna Kunze January 29, 2025

As crackdown begins under Trump, Alaska advocates educate local immigrants on legal rights

Immigration lawyers say knowledge is power amid a changing administration and uncertain future for many noncitizens.

Jenna Kunze January 26, 2025

Secret sauce: How some of Anchorage’s most authentic meal ingredients get here

By plane, car, mail and personal luggage, these ingredients arrive at local restaurants and storefronts at all costs.

Jenna Kunze January 18, 2025

State confirms measles case in Alaskan who traveled overseas

The resident is undergoing treatment in Anchorage for the highly contagious virus. Meanwhile, state health officials are tracking down “several dozen” individuals the patient was in contact with while contagious.

Jenna Kunze January 18, 2025

Russian Christmas at Alaska Native Medical Center brings joy, nostalgia

Starring, or the Russian Orthodox version of Christmas caroling, is a fondly remembered tradition for many from Alaska Native villages.

Jenna Kunze January 8, 2025

Anchorage gets a hulking, ‘spunky’ new winter celebrity

Meet Snowzilla’s friend, Snow Ella, who has popped up in the city’s Ship Creek industrial area.

Jenna Kunze December 22, 2024

New festival aims to revive an all-ages, underground music scene in Anchorage

The Dark Daze music festival on Friday and Saturday hopes to attract alternative music lovers of all ages for a sober celebration centered on music — and community — that splits from the mainstream.

Jenna Kunze December 20, 2024
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