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AASB E-News

April 17, 2008

--SALLIE BOSS WARNS OF STUDENT LOAN ‘TRAIN WRECK’

--KENAI BOARD OKAYS BUDGET

--JUNEAU BOARD WANTS CITY TO BOOST ACTIVITIES FUNDING

--STATE BUDGET MAY MEAN HIGH TIMES IN ANCHORAGE

--DISGUST FOLLOWS WILLOW SCHOOL VANDALISM

--CONTROVERSY ESCALATES OVER ‘DAY OF SILENCE’

SALLIE BOSS WARNS OF STUDENT LOAN ‘TRAIN WRECK’

Sallie Mae, the largest U.S. student loan company, affirmed its 2008 profit forecast on Thursday, but warned of a “train wreck” in the $85 billion education financing market without urgent government intervention. See full story here:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24167304/

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KENAI BOARD OKAYS BUDGET

Over the objections of one board member, the Kenai Peninsula Borough School Board on Monday approved a $137 million budget for fiscal year 2009. See full story here (may require registration):

http://www.peninsulaclarion.com/stories/041708/new_269395359.shtml

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JUNEAU WANTS CITY TO BOOST ACTIVITIES FUNDING

Officials from the Juneau School District will be making their case in front of the Juneau Assembly today to put much more public money into high school sports and activities. The sum: $365,000. See full story here (may require registration):

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/041708/loc_269312560.shtml

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STATE BUDGET MAY MEAN HIGH TIMES IN ANCHORAGE

From $1,500 for Mountain View’s spring cleanup to $70.6 million for Fish and Game’s new sport fish hatchery, the capital budget passed by state legislators this week touches just about every aspect of life in Anchorage. See full story here:

http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/story/378507.html

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DISGUST FOLLOWS WILLOW VANDALISM

Computers and monitors destroyed. Fish and butterflies killed. Fire extinguishers discharged. Windows smashed. Bookshelves tipped over, broken. Paint and food spread everywhere. The litany of damage from a vandalism spree at Willow Elementary School is long and has engendered hard feelings. See full story here:

http://www.adn.com/crime/story/376147.html

ANCHORAGE NO STRANGER TO SCHOOL VANDALS

This story details past incidents of mischief and destruction to Anchorage schools. See full story here:

http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/story/376150.html

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CONTROVERSY ESCALATES OVER ‘DAY OF SILENCE’

Students from at least one Fairbanks high school, West Valley, will be participating in the “Day of Silence,” an event sponsored by the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network. The national event is scheduled for April 25. See full story here:

http://newsminer.com/news/2008/apr/15/controversy-escalates-over-day-silence/

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