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AASB E-News
October 25, 2007
--SENATE APPROVES $46.7 MILLION FOR DENALI COMMISSION IN ED BUDGET
--ANCHORAGE TEACHER WINS MILKEN AWARD
--ALASKA EDUCATOR DEVOTED HIS LIFE TO BUSH SCHOOLS
--YOUTH WANT MORE TO DO IN VILLAGES
SENATE APPROVES $46.7
MILLION FOR DENALI COMMISSION IN ED BUDGET
The U.S. Senate approved nearly $47 million for the Denali
Commission as part of the Fiscal Year 2008 Labor, Health and Human Services,
and Education Appropriations Act. The measure (H.R. 3043), which passed the
Senate 75-19, also includes a series of other provisions aimed at enhancing
education in Alaska. See full news release here:
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ANCHORAGE TEACHER WINS
MILKEN AWARD
Michael Warren, an eighth-grade language arts teacher at
Central Middle School of Science, was awarded the national Milken Educator
award during a surprise ceremony Wednesday. Warren will receive $25,000 from
the Milken Family Foundation. See full news release here:
http://www.asdk12.org/PR/DistrictNews/article.asp?storyID=1319
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ALASKA EDUCATOR DEVOTED HIS
LIFE TO BUSH SCHOOLS
Lifelong Alaskan and Homer resident Frank William Hill died
Oct. 9. Hill was born in Illiamna and taught for years in rural Alaska. See
full obituary here:
http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/story/9398640p-9312001c.html
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YOUTH
WANT MORE TO DO IN VILLAGES
Among the resolutions agreed upon
Tuesday by regional caucuses at the Elders and Youth Conference in Fairbanks
was a call for more community centers that offer healthy, culturally relevant
activities to young Alaska Natives. The resolution, initially proposed by a
nine-grade word history class from St. MaryÕs School District, noted Native
youth in rural Alaska would benefit from greater opportunities to participate
in organized activities close to home. See full story here: http://newsminer.com/2007/10/24/9522
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