...third of all Juneau students don't finish high school, it is fair to call matters a crisis. But while some Native education advocates have backed a second high school as a way to reduce crowding and consequently the city's abysmal Native dropout...

...programs serve only a small number of students and don't reach every classroom, said Phyllis Carlson, a Native education advocate and parent. ``I don't think it's making up for very much of that deficit in funding,'' she said...