March 2013Inside this issue:
• Responsible Budget Cuts
• Perfect Storm
• Alaska ICE News
January 2013Inside this issue:
• Legislature Convenes on Education
• School Improvement
• Workers Compensation
• Alaska ICE News
Inside this issue:
• New Research: What keeps students in school?
• Allutiq digital story book, first of its kind
• New AASB Board of Director members
• 2012 Annual Conference presentations
October 2012Inside this issue:
• Annual Conference set for Nov. 1-4
• Rules for Life
• Fall Boardsmanship Academy
• Consortium for Digital Learning
Inside this issue:
• AASB goals
• Value of leadership
• 10 good things about public education
• Draft resolutions for 2013
July 2012Inside this issue:
• CDL Digital Lessons for Digital Learners Awards
• Top Tens Things for Board Members
• The Need for Community Engagement
• News Briefs
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May 2012Inside this issue:
• 2012 Legislature: Session Sees K-12 Gains
• Early Education Earns Budget Boost
• Family Radio Show Honored
• Music in the Air, Seeds in the Ground
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April 2012Inside this issue:
• Seeds of Youth Service
• June Nelson Scholars
• Spring Boardsmanship
• Time to Celebrate Staff, Students, and Yourselves
Inside this issue:
• School districts seek BSA boost
• Teacher Salary Surveys
• O’Brien, Kahn featured at NSBA Conference
• June Nelson Memorial Scholarships
December 2011Inside this issue:
• After the Annual Conference
• Boardsmanship Awards Build Skills
• Chayalkun, Swain Join AASB Board
• 2011 Annual Conference Presentations
Inside this issue:
• Annual Conference to focus on 3 New Rs
• AASB welcomes new board members
• Fall Boardsmanship Academy draws 24 districts
• Unalaska, Anchorage earn Blue Ribbons
Inside this issue:
• CDL Prepares for Statewide Expansion of Digital Learning
• What makes an effective school board?
• Call for resolutions: District Debates Begin
June/July 2011Inside this issue:
• Graduation Rates on the Rise
• Building Skills by Training
• How One District Got Grad. Rate to 83%
Inside this issue:
• Education has mixed session
• AASB expands digital learning consortium
• Dunleavy joins AASB directors
• Bullying: student views
• 20 Ideas for Better Schools
March 2011Inside this issue:
• Legislators urged to help schools
• Consortium for Digital Learning (CDL) 2.0
• Key Education Priorities
• Answering the Critics (from Board President Crystal Kennedy)
February 2011Inside this issue:
• Making the Case for Kids
• Education at the Capitals
• Whicker leads CDL
• Portrait of a distinguished school
January 2011Inside this issue:
• SCCS Survey
• Q & A with Commissioner Michael Hanley
• Long Reach of Board Standards
• New Year Reflections (from the BOD President)
Inside this issue:
• Conference Attendance Sets Records
• AASB Selects New Directors
• Boardsmanship Awards
• 2010 AASB Conference Presentations
November 2010Inside this issue:
• Annual Conference Tips
• From the President
• Predicting Academic Success (Lynn Fielding)
• Webinar Training
Inside this issue:
• 2010 Annual Conference
• Prop B: GO Bonds for Education
• Annual Conference Sectionals
• State Education Board's Latest Actions
Inside this issue:
• Ballot Measure One
• Call for Resolutions
• Thank You and Farewell to Bruce Johnson
• Kids These Days Back on Air
Inside this issue:
• Vote 'No' on Proposition One
• Alaska Views on ESEA
• 40,000 Answer School Climate Questions
• Civic education: Student View
May 2010Inside this issue:
• Legislature Favors K-12 Education
• Ten Students Earn AASB Scholarship
• Major Education Bills Passed (or not)
• Civic Education: Student Views
Inside this issue:
• Alaska ranks 15th in Digital Learning
• Teacher Salary Survey
• Whittier Workshop
• Governor Goes Digital
Inside this issue:
• Legislature convenes with budget surplus
• Record 34 Districts to Use AASB’s School Climate Survey
• Education Issues in the 111th Congress
• AASB's Winter Boardsmanship Academy
Inside this issue:
• AASB Annual Conference Presentations
• AASB Elects new director
• Boardsmanship Awards announced at 56th Annual Conference
October 2009Inside this issue:
• Policy for pandemics
• LKSD Advisory Boards help school climate
• AASB Welcomes new staff
• CDL Project
September 2009Inside this issue:
• Annual Conference
• Grading America's Schools
• Digital Learning Update
• Board Training Benefits
Inside this issue:
• Education Standards
• New Superintendents
• Call for Resolutions
• Revised AASB Goals
Inside this issue:
• Evaluation of Alaska ICE shows positive change for AK
• AASB Annual Conference plans
• Student views on dropout prevention
• NSBA affiliation
Inside this issue:
• School Connectedness, a Protective Factor for Youth
• 2009 Legislature: Education Counts Gains
• Stimulus Funding
• Dropout Prevention
April 2009Inside this issue:
• Digital Learning in Bristol Bay School
• Working Smart and Fast for Kids: An interview with Arne Duncan
• AASSP Hires André Layral
• AASB's Digital Resources for Board Members
Inside this issue:
• Making the Case for Kids - Capitol Fly-Ins
• The Common Reform Ingredients (QS2 column)
• Early Childhood Success
• AASB Statement on Dropout Prevention
Inside this issue:
• Innovation Keys Annual Conference
• Building Our Economy One Student at a Time (QS2 column)
• 2008 AASB Conference Presentations
• AASB Welcomes Three New Directors to Board
Inside this issue:
• Innovative Ideas Enliven Annual Conference
• Americans Speak Out—40th Annual PDK/Gallup Poll (QS2 column)
• Presidential Candidate's Positions on Education
• Statewide Education Summit Set for Nov. 13-14
