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November

• State Requests Proposals for Design Services for Joint Libraries, Archives and Museums Facility
• Jackie Lee Johnson Named Alaska Teacher of the Year
• Juneau Artist to Talk at Alaska State Museum
• Banghart Named Chief Curator of Alaska State Museums

October

• State Board Approves Waivers for 27 Districts
• Phyllis Carlson Named Director of Rural Education
• Museum Committee Candidates Sought
• Anchorage Teacher Bobbi Jo Erb Wins Milken Educator Award for Alaska
• Glenn Cook Named Deputy Director of Libraries, Archives & Museums
• Survey: Disabled Alaskans Served Well by the Alaska Talking Book Center

September

• Teacher of the Year Finalist
• District AYP Results Released
• Three Alaska Schools Honored Nationally
• State Board Approves Graduation Outcomes as Goals
• State Archives Will Reopen to the Public on Tuesday
• State Encourages Instruction During School Closures

August

• State Ramps Up Career and Technical Education
• State Documents Damaged by Rainwater at Archives
• Performance Incentive Program Recognizes Achievement at 11 Schools
• Graduation Rate Rises, Test Scores Flat in 2008-2009 School Year
• Annual AYP Results to be Announced

July

• Six School District will Pilot Preschool Programs with State Grants

June

• State to Hire a Director of Rural Education
• Federal Government Approves Alaska for Stabilization Funding
• State Board of Education Approves Two Regulation Packages

May

• National Pre-Kindergarten Advocacy Group Praises Governor Palin and Alaska for its New Pilot Preschool Project

April

• Legislative Session is a Success for Education

March

• State Board of Education Approves Alaska Education Plan
• State Board to Meet March 19 and 20 in Juneau

January

• State Seeks Comments on Draft Alaska Education Plan
• Edward Kennedy's 1968 Speech in Sitka About Martin Luther King, Jr. is Availabale in State's Digital Archives

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