- Cama-i, quyana tailuci!
- (Central Yup’ik)
- "Greetings, thank you for coming!"
Archived News Releases 2016
January
- Alaska Nominates Three Schools for Federal Award
- State Board to Meet by Audio-conference Jan. 25
- Alaska Will Pursue New Assessment Options
- State Board Seeks Comment on Proposed Repeal
February
- Mt. Edgecumbe High School is Accepting Applications
- Department Announces Alaska Agencies Providing Free Meals to Children
- Governor Walker Announces Changes to Department of Education Leadership
- Deputy Commissioner of Education to Retire
March
- RECRUITMENT NOTICE: Commissioner – Alaska Department of Education & Early Development
- Betty Walters Named Interim Deputy Commissioner
- State Board to Meet March 21-22 in Juneau
- Janelle Vanasse Named Superintendent of Mt. Edgecumbe High School
- Patience Frederiksen Named Director of State Libraries, Archives & Museums
- State Board Adopts Regulations, Seeks Comment on Others
- AMP Student Testing Suspsended - March 2016
April
- Rebecca Himschoot of Sitka Named to State Board of Education & Early Development
- Department Cancels AMP and Other Computer-Based Tests
- Alaska is Requesting Waiver from Measuring Speaking and Listening Standards in ELA Assessments
May
- State Board Announces Finalists for Commissioner
- Department Seeks Public Engagement in State Plan to Implement the Every Student Succeeds Act
June
- Alaska Requesting Waiver from Administering Assessments in 2016
- State Board to Meet June 15-17 in Juneau
- Reaction to the Appointment of Dr. Michael Johnson as Commissioner of Education and Early Development
- Dr. Michael Johnson Named Education Commissioner
- State Board Repeals Student Data Requirement in Educator Evaluations
- Students in 2015 and 2016 Who Received a Certificate of Achievement Have Path to Diploma
July
- None at this time
August
September
- State Board to Meet September 13 & 14 in Juneau
- State Board Adopts Regulations about Substitute, Retired Teachers
- Three Alaska Schools Receive National Recognition as Blue Ribbon Schools
October
- DEED Launches Campaign to Recognize and Encourage the Importance of Learning
- Commissioner Johnson Announces Finalists for Teacher of the Year
- Media Alert: Teacher of the Year Finalists to be Announced
- State Board of Education and Early Development to Hold Retreat
- Commissioner Johnson Announces Finalists for Teacher of the Year
November
- Sana Efird Named Deputy Commissioner
- Feds Grant Waiver for Last Year’s Interrupted Student Assessments; Alaska will Resume Testing this Spring
- Anchorage Teacher Paul Campbell Receives a National Educator Award for Alaska
- State Board to Meet by Audioconference December 8 and 9