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AASB E-News                                                                                                                     

January 10, 2008

 

 

--STEVENS SAVES EDUCATION PROGRAMS FROM BUDGET AX

--THREE APPOINTED TO CHATHAM SCHOOL BOARD

--JUNE NELSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS NOW AVAILABLE

 

STEVENS SAVES EDUCATION PROGRAMS FROM BUDGET AX

 President Bush has signed an omnibus appropriation bill funding a wide variety of government programs, including health and education programs important to Alaska. Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska says the budget bill restores dozens of programs the Bush Administration proposed eliminating. See full news release here:

http://stevens.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=NewsRoom.PressReleases&ContentRecord_id=40302c98-bae7-462e-44f4-3da1f1230e62&Region_id=&Issue_id


 

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THREE APPOINTED TO CHATHAM SCHOOL BOARD

 When English teacher Melissa Cullum lost her job last spring, against the wishes of parents and students in Angoon, she never imagined becoming a supervisor for the superintendent who recommended her termination. On Tuesday, Cullum joined Kimberly Strong and Fran Polumsky in appointments to fill three seats on the Chatham School Board left empty by a November recall election. See full story here (may require registration):

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/011008/sta_20080110020.shtml

 

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JUNE NELSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE NOW

  AASB is proud to announce its 17th Annual Scholarship Award Competition. The June Nelson Memorial Scholarship is named in honor of the late June Nelson, long-time school board member from Kotzebue. This year, AASB will award ten graduating seniors each with a $1,000 scholarship to apply toward their post-secondary education, whether itŐs at a college, business or a trade school. Applications are available here:

http://www.aasb.org/JNMS.html

 

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