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ANCHORAGE - State Education Commissioner Roger Sampson said Wednesday that 282 schools in Alaska - nearly 58 percent - failed to make adequate yearly progress under federal standards...
...progress under the federal No Child Left Behind Act are nonetheless "high-proficiency," Education Commissioner Roger Sampson said in an interview last week. This afternoon in Anchorage the state was scheduled to release the list of schools...
...slightly higher rate than before, even though the target for proficiency has increased, state Education Commissioner Roger Sampson says. Moreover, Alaska Natives are doing better on the English and math tests, given in grades three to 10. Sampson...
...districts $1.85 million worth of incentive payments earned during the most recent school year, Education Commissioner Roger Sampson said Tuesday. The payments will go to educators and support staff whose students showed marked improvement from the...
...commissioner of the Department of Education and Early Development. Sound off on the important issues at Commissioner Roger Sampson announced last week he would leave Aug. 17. Eric Fry, an Education Department spokesman, says the state Board of...
...very severe disabilities. "Not everybody likes every part of the settlement," said state Education Commissioner Roger Sampson. "But I think they clearly understand the benefit of the big picture." The state Board of Education is scheduled...
...the public schools. The state wants to be sure teachers can deliver the content effectively, Education Commissioner Roger Sampson told the Juneau School Board on Tuesday. Under the proposal, new teachers would acquire an initial certificate good...
...federal law championed by President Bush. She spoke to reporters afterward, accompanied by state Education Commissioner Roger Sampson and Anchorage School Superintendent Carol Comeau. The goals of No Child Left Behind - making sure all American students...
...exam's effective date to 2004 - this spring. Kevin Sweeney, special assistant to Department of Education Commissioner Roger Sampson, told board members Tuesday that a bill was filed in the Legislature last year that proposed again delaying the test...
...O'Claray and Bill Corbus are the nation's eighth most expensive Labor and Revenue commissioners. Education Commissioner Roger Sampson is the only Alaska commissioner who didn't make the top 21. His salary is in 30th place, behind the $126,071...