- Cama-i, quyana tailuci!
- (Central Yup’ik)
- "Greetings, thank you for coming!"
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Last Call, New, Reminder
Last Call! Statewide Transition Camp
SERRC and DVR are offering a free webinar series offering students a chance to explore potential careers, college and vocational training, and unions and apprenticeships. The Virtual Statewide Transition Camp is May 3 – May 6. Find … more
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News From Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education
Virtual Decision Day Alaska
ACPE is looking to celebrate the graduating class of 2021 by offering virtual Decision Day Alaska events. The goal of Decision Day Alaska is to recognize all high school seniors and celebrate all of their postsecondary plans, whether it be … more
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News From Dept. of Education & Early Development
NEW! DEED seeks stakeholder input on ARP State Plan: Webinar May 3
The Alaska Department of Education & Early Development (DEED) is seeking stakeholder input in developing a state plan for spending the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act funding. DEED recognizes that … more
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ACPE launches Alaska FAFSA Completion Initiative
This week the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education announced the Alaska FAFSA® Completion Initiative to increase FAFSA® completion levels in the state.
The initiative is in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Education Federal Student Aid office and a … more
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From Bucket List to the Bush: Christopher King’s journey to Chefornak
There was a time when merely visiting Alaska was on Christopher King’s bucket list. However, after teaching well over a decade in the Lower 48, King decided instead of just visiting, he wanted to jump all-in.
“I quickly filled out an application for my current district … more
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Last Call, New, Reminder
NEW! Statewide Transition Camp
SERRC and DVR are offering a free webinar series offering students a chance to explore potential careers, college and vocational training, and unions and apprenticeships. The Virtual Statewide Transition Camp is May 3 – May 6. Find more … more
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News From Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education
NEW! Virtual Decision Day Alaska
ACPE is looking to celebrate the graduating class of 2021 by offering virtual Decision Day Alaska events. The goal of Decision Day Alaska is to recognize all high school seniors and celebrate all of their postsecondary plans, whether it … more
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News From Dept. of Education & Early Development
NEW! DEED Hiring leadership positions within Division of Innovation and Education Excellence
DEED is now recruiting both a Director and Deputy Director of the Division of Innovation and Education Excellence. Both positions may be based in DEED’s office in either … more
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State Board of Education votes to open public comment period on new English language learning regulations
Wednesday the State Board of Education and Early Development voted to open a period for public comment on regulation changes regarding the assessment of English language learners, exit criteria for English learners, and updated English language proficiency standards.
The … more
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Teacher Retention and Recruitment Working Group delivers TRR Action Plan, TRR Survey results
Tuesday the Governor’s Teacher Retention and Recruitment Working Group released a report and results from teacher surveys to identify the root causes of teacher retention and recruitment challenges in Alaska. In conjunction with the survey results, the working group also … more
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Longtime Anchorage P.E. teacher recognized as “Superhero Teacher”
For the past 29 years students at Willow Crest Elementary in Anchorage have been learning life skills Leroy Jones has mindfully intertwined into his physical education classes.
Though Coach Jones is not the type to draw attention to himself or his success, his … more
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Last Call, New, Reminder
NEW! Fairbanks seeking interim superintendent for 2021-2022 school year
The Fairbanks North Star Borough Board of Education is soliciting interest for the position of an Interim Superintendent or a Chief School Administrator of the Fairbanks North Star Borough School … more
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News From Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education
NEW! Alaska LIVE Job Shadows – Maritime Occupations
Join our interactive event where students 6th-12th grades can ask Alaska guest panelists more about their careers. We will also highlight programs of study available to students who are interested in these fields. Also … more
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News From Dept. of Education & Early Development
NEW! DEED Hiring Deputy Director of Division of Innovation and Education Excellence
This Deputy Director position will serve as a partner to the Division Director in providing leadership to the division. The Deputy Director will play a pivotal role in modernizing the … more
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DEED Commissioner shares Alaska perspective with Stanford’s Hoover Institution Capital Conversation
Thursday Commissioner Michael Johnson shared perspectives from Alaska on remote learning and education one year into COVID-19 with a national audience through Stanford University’s Hoover Institution Capital Conversation Series.
Caroline Hoxby, a senior fellow at the … more
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Buying into the build: Captivating CTE students in Cordova
Students in Rich Sorenson’s welding class at Cordova High School usually get to work on some large projects, but for his class of all sophomore’s this year, reduced time in the classroom meant thinking a bit smaller.
Although its complexity was less involved than what some … more
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Last Call, New, Reminder
Last Call! Notice Inviting Applications: Alaska Native Education Program
The U.S. Department of Education is issuing a notice inviting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2021 for the Alaska Native Education (ANE) program, Assistance Listing Number 84.356A.
Deadline … more
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News From Dept. of Education & Early Development
NEW! Overcoming Anxiety and Stress in Alaskan Schools
Covid-19 has had a profound effect on all Alaskans. We have seen an increase in anxiety and stress in students, staff and families. In response, DEED created a new eLearning course to help Alaskans navigate and manage … more
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ISER Capital Spending Paper
A new paper from the UAA Institute of Social and Economic research analyses 20 years of Alaska’s K-12 capital spending. The paper discusses spending for municipal schools separately from those in Rural Education Attendance Areas.
The paper uses DEED’s data to compare … more
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Creativity beyond the classroom in Klukwan
With the onset of COVID and all the unknowns all teachers were about to experience, Tracey Thomas began to prepare last summer. Thomas knew that all educators would have to think outside the box. Thomas began to grapple with the different platforms and online curriculum … more
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Last Call, New, Reminder
Last Call! Outer Coast recruiting students for Summer Seminar 2021 and Outer Coast Year 2021-22
Outer Coast is a new post-secondary institution in Sitka that offers a transformative, immersive, student-governed education for students from across Alaska and around the world. … more
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News From Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education
ACPE Releases the Alaska Performance Scholarship Program Review and Recommendations Report
The Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education has published a report reviewing 10 years of the Alaska Performance Scholarship, including recommendations to improve the program. … more
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News From Dept. of Education & Early Development
DEED seeks qualified educational coaches for school support program
DEED is seeking qualified and motivated educational coaches to partner with Alaska's leadership in designated schools across Alaska. The Alaska State Systems of School Support Coaching Program pairs … more
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Sharing Youth Messages of Hope
The Alaska DHSS Public Information Team is looking for young people in Alaska to share their stories of hope. The messages will be incorporated as part of a video collage at this year’s virtual Suicide Prevention Conference: Promoting Hope and Connectedness, Preventing … more
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Uplifting student voices drives 2021 Alaska Assistant Principal of the Year to service
The path that led Clarice Mingo to become an assistant principal at Lathrop High School in Fairbanks and now the 2021 AASSP Alaska Assistant Principal from the Year has been anything but ordinary.
Though career assessments in high school indicated she had the capacity … more