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AASB E-News

March 15, 2007

--TEACHER WALKOUT DEFLECTED

--ANCHORAGE TEACHER CONTRACT DETAILS

--TEACHER OPENS EDUCATIONAL NICHE FOR NATIVES

--88-YEAR-OLD TEACHER CAN STILL FIRE UP HER STUDENTS

--DEADLINE NEARS FOR JUNE NELSON SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS

TEACHER WALKOUT DEFLECTED

Negotiators for the Anchorage School District and the Anchorage Education Association have agreed on a tentative contract that gives teachers pay raises through the 2009-10 school year. Teachers are scheduled to discuss the proposal March 27 and then vote on it March 29. See full story here:

http://www.adn.com/news/education/story/8706759p-8609295c.html

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ANCHORAGE TEACHER CONTRACT DETAILS

Here is a link to the Anchorage School District website that provides details of the tentative agreement between the district and teachers:

http://www.asdk12.org/depts/HR/AEA.asp

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TEACHER OPENS EDUCATIONAL NICHE FOR NATIVES

Martha Gould-Lehe understands difficulties facing Alaska Native students. She is Athabascan and had her own struggles in the public education system. Later, after raising children, she became a teacher. Now she is realizing her dream to establish a charter school custom-crafted to serve Alaska Native children. See full story here:

http://www.adn.com/news/education/story/8703034p-8604682c.html

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88-YEAR-OLD TEACHER CAN STILL FIRE UP HER STUDENTS

Rose “Mama G” Gilbert dons a read plastic fire helmet and excitedly begins lecturing on George Orwell’s novel “1984.” Her Advanced Placement English literature students soon feel the heat as Gilbert connects current events to themes in the book – government surveillance, conformity and sexuality. With her energy, it’s easy to forget that Gilbert is 88 years old. See full story here:

http://www.cnn.com/2007/EDUCATION/03/13/old.teacher.ap/index.html

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DEADLINE NEARS FOR JUNE NELSON SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS

Ten high school seniors in the class of 2007 will qualify for $1,000 scholarships from the Association of Alaska School Boards, but the deadline to apply is fast approaching. The statewide non-profit organization is accepting applications for the annual June Nelson Memorial Scholarship Program until April 3, 2007.

“We are pleased to be able to help young Alaskans attend the college, business or trade school of their choice,” said Carl Rose, executive director. “These scholarships can help make higher learning more affordable.”

Graduating seniors who are attending a public high school in Alaska are eligible for the competition. Students should submit an application form available at the association’s website, www.aasb.org and include a copy of their high school transcript with cumulative GPA, an acceptance letter from a business, trade or college institution, two letters of recommendation, SAT or ACT scores, and a completed student involvement form. The competition also includes an essay question, “What can students, parents and communities do to improve public education in Alaska?”

A panel of school board members from the AASB Board of Directors will judge the applications and announce the 10 winners in late April.

The scholarship program is named after the late June Nelson, a long-time advocate of public education from Kotzebue. Funds for the program are raised through donations to an auction at the AASB Annual Conference and through other events. Since its inception in 1992, the program has provided scholarships to 126 Alaska high school students.

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