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AASB E-News
February 7, 2008
--CRITICAL ISSUES:
NEW AASB PAPER ON 21ST CENTURY LEARNING
--STATES PUSH FOR CYBERBULLY CONTROLS
--FALSE ALARM CHILLS STUDENTS
--ANCHORAGE SCHOOL BOARD WILL LOSE ONLY NATIVE MEMBER
--JUNEAU STUDENT ENROLLMENT DROPS FOR 5TH YEAR
CRITICAL ISSUES: NEW ASSB
PAPER ON 21ST CENTURY LEARNING
The opening paragraph of a new AASB publication begins this
way:
ÒEducating young people to be successful in the 21st
Century is no small task, but the consequences of failing to do so are
enormous. Current data show that high school graduates in jobs requiring the
highest degree of innovative thinking earn more than 50 percent more than those
in jobs requiring the least innovation. For college graduates, the difference
is 135 percent.Ó
ÒThe New Literacy: 21st Century Learning in
AlaskaÓ is the focus of a new edition of Critical Issues, a publication by
the staff of AASB. The six-page
special highlights the need for Alaska schools to consider ways to optimize
learning based around skills essential for success in college or the workplace.
Feature stories include profiles of the Alaska Career Ready program being
piloted by the State of Alaska; a
look at how young Alaskans view the world; a review of how other states are
teaching new skills; and facts, figures and memorable quotes about 21st
Century learning.
The publication will be
distributed to all AASB members, state legislators and other
policy-makers. It is available now
via the AASB website. Click here:
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STATES PUSH FOR
CYBER-BULLY CONTROLS
The problem of cyber-bullying gained
national attention last November when the story surfaced of a 13-year-old
Missouri girl who killed herself following and Internet hoax. The death of
Meagan Meier and an earlier case in which a Vermont teenager killed himself
after being bullied on-line are spurring an increasing number of states to
consider laws giving schools more power to do something about bullying over the
Internet. See full story here:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-02-06-Cyberbullying_N.htm
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FALSE ALARM
CHILLS STUDENTS
Eagle River High School students stood
out in a frigid minus-11 degrees Monday morning for a quarter of an hour after
a chemistry lab experiment set off the buildingÕs fire alarm and they evacuated
without coats, hats or gloves. Some wore only gym clothes. One girl suffered
mild frostbite, and some parents say the school should have a plan for keeping
kids out of the cold. School officials say students should not wear summer
clothes in the Alaska winter. See full story here:
http://www.adn.com/education/story/306448.html
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ANCHORAGE
BOARD WILL LOSE ITS ONLY NATIVE MEMBER
Alaska Native Mary Marks is leaving the
Anchorage School Board but wants a Native or other minority to take her place
on the mostly white panel. So far, she hasnÕt been able to convince any
minorities to run for election. See full story here:
http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/story/307561.html
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JUNEAU
STUDENT ENROLLMENT DROPS FOR 5TH YEAR
Public school enrollment in Juneau
dropped for the fifth straight year to the lowest student population since
1990, according to a recently released tally by the state. School officials
said the effects will be minimal and are still expecting a large boost in state
education funding next year. See full story here:
http://www.adn.com/education/story/305226.html
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