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By Rey Jacob Roy Public Relations Officer, Alaska Association of Student Governments (AASG), Kodiak High School You open the doors. You find a student body 300 […]
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PEAKS Results Are an Opportunity to Increase Our Sense of Urgency and Commitment to Excellence
By Rob Picou Superintendent, Lower Yukon School District Twenty years ago, as a new teacher in rural Alaska I gave two nice ladies from Juneau […]
Continue reading »Teacher Turnover Costs Alaska $20 Million Each Year
By Dr. Dayna Jean DeFeo Senior Research Associate, Center for Alaska Education Policy Research at ISER Teacher shortages and high rates of teacher turnover have […]
Continue reading »BOARD MEMBER PROFILE: Aurora Johnson, Bering Strait School District
How did you come to be in Alaska? I was born and raised here in Alaska. How long have you lived in your community? 30 […]
Continue reading »On Dignity, and the “Soft Skills” We Must Foster in our Students
By Dr. Michael Shapiro Principal, Highland Academy Charter School, Anchorage To the public, standardized test scores are the measure by which schools and students are […]
Continue reading »Why does the AASB Superintendent Search Application Form state “The superintendent position requires an Alaska Type B certificate with a superintendent endorsement.”?
While a school board can hire a CEO without the superintendent endorsement, or even a Type B certificate, that person would not be able to […]
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