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Democrats propose education funding increase

...said Fuhrer, whose union boasts nearly 13,000 teachers and educational staff among its membership. He explained the NEA-Alaska's stance, arguing, "The BSA increase is important because it provides school districts to be able to count on what...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2013-01-30/democrats-propose-education-funding-inc
State
Neighbors Mailbox

...Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, State of Alaska Senior and Disability Services, Electric Power Systems, NEA Alaska, Glacier Pediatrics, Legislative Legal and Research Services, Laura Stats, Sit and Polish, Barbara Thurston, Chris...

http://juneauempire.com/neighbors/2012-01-01-0
Neighbors
Education increase receives Finance approval

...but said what was really needed was the regular advances that the bill proposed, and the certainty that provided.NEA-Alaska's John Alcantra cautioned that while SB 171 was better than nothing, the increases that it contained were still less...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2012-02-10/education-increase-receives-finance-app
State
Parnell hints at one-time education bump

...commit the state to future years - meaning districts can't count on that money being there in the future either.NEA-Alaska President Barb Angaiak said that's not what the state's schools need. "I am shocked at the governor's failure...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2012-01-20/parnell-hints-one-time-education-bump
State | Local
Legislators hear pleas for steady education increases

...Alaska shouldn't need to cut education by not keeping up with inflation, said John Alcantra, lobbyist for the NEA-Alaska education union."This is not right in a state that enjoys resources that other states can only dream of," he said...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2012-03-07/legislators-hear-pleas-steady-education
State
Roope, Strasburger wed

...Roope of Wrangell. She graduated from Wrangell High School and attended the University of Alaska. She is employed with NEA Alaska.The groom is the son of Natalie and Stephen Strasburger of Wrangell. He graduated from Wrangell High School and attended...

http://juneauempire.com/weddings/2012-03-25/roope-strasburger-wed
Weddings
NEA-Alaska endorses Berkowitz for governor

JUNEAU - The political arm of an Alaska teachers' union has endorsed Democrat Ethan Berkowitz for governor.

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/092110/reg_710505881.shtml
Regional News
Union aims to cut class size

...but an option for schools who want to participate and receive funding from the state, said Bill Bjork, president of NEA-Alaska. "It's a carrot rather than a stick," said Bjork. He did not say how much state funding would be offered. Educators...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/062105/sta_20050621023.shtml
News
My Turn: Declining teacher pay hurts student achievement

...educators our children need and deserve will be working with children in other states. Rich Kronberg is president of NEA-Alaska, which represents more than 12,600 teachers and education support professionals throughout Alaska.

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/072303/opi_myturn.shtml
Opinion
My Turn: School funding should not be partisan

...is past time for us to make this necessary investment in our future. Anchorage teacher Rich Kronberg is president of NEA-Alaska, which represents more than 11,000 teachers and other school employees throughout Alaska.

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/081701/opE_myturn2.shtml
Opinion

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