State shutdown would freeze teacher certification, gum up school districts’ summer hiring

Juneau kids play on the playground in front of Harborview Elementary School on Wednesday. (Photo by Quinton Chandler/KTOO)http://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ktoo/2017/06/20Certs.mp3Alaska teachers have to be certified by the state before they can teach. So every year, the state Department of Education evaluates thousands of applications for teacher certification. This summer, about 50 of those applications could come from Juneau School District.
Ted VanBronkhorst, head of the district’s hum