The just-completed legislative session lays the groundwork for significant improvements in Alaska’s public schools, Education Commissioner Larry LeDoux said recently.
Continue reading Commissioner LeDoux Reviews Recent Legislative Session
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Currently, Alaska has 24 charter schools. The state is seeking comments on the draft Alaska Education Plan, which is online at www.eed.state.ak.us. The deadline for comments is midnight Feb. 19. After reviewing the public’s comments, the department will present the draft plan to the State Board of Education & Early Development. The State Board is scheduled to consider approving the Alaska Education Plan at its meeting on March 19-20 in Juneau. Continue reading State requests comments on draft Alaska Education Plan Governor Sarah Palin has reappointed Cindy Lou Aillaud of Delta Junction and Linda Black of Anchorage, and appointed Jill Exe of Barrow and Louis Pondolfino of Anchorage to the Professional Teaching Practices Commission. Continue reading Governor appoints three to teaching practices commission Gov. Sarah Palin cut a controversial school incentive program out of her proposed education budget for this next year. The $4.8 million program is zeroed out in the budget the governor sent to legislators to approve.
New Alaska state regulations take effect on July 1, 2009, in terms of what immunizations all school children are required to have. In brief, all children in public/private schools, certified preschools, and licensed child care facilities will need to be immunized against Diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, measles, mumps, rubella, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, varicella (chickenpox) and in some cases Haemophilus influenzae type b. |
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