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 […]
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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 »Policies & Procedure vs. Employee Handbook
By Carleen Mitchell Administrative Manager, Alaska Public Entity Insurance One of the most valuable tools an employer can have to prevent employment liability claims are […]
Continue reading »Personalized Learning: What It Is and Why It Matters for Alaska
GUEST COLUMN By Scott Johns, Associate Partner, Education Elements Many schools and districts across the country are making shifts toward a practice called personalized learning–including […]
Continue reading »Student Data Supports Need for Transformative Change
By Brian Laurent, DEED Data Management Supervisor As about 8,000 students from the Aleutians to Annette Island, and from Anchorage to the North Slope, receive […]
Continue reading »Its Called Alaska’s Education Challenge for a Good Reason
GUEST COLUMN By Jerry Covey, Managing Partner, JSC Consulting, LLC In our global economy, jobs and resources follow talent. The countries with education systems that […]
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