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Arctic Slope apprenticeship model cited as a path to reduce teacher turnover and boost native educators
Summary
A tribal educator apprenticeship developed by the Arctic Slope Community Foundation won praise at the Senate roundtable as a model for retaining teachers in rural Alaska; the program is nationally registered and has enrolled 24 apprentices but faces funding shortfalls.
ANCHORAGE — The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs heard from the Arctic Slope Community Foundation that a tribal educator apprenticeship program can address chronic teacher turnover and increase the share of Alaska Native teachers teaching Native students.
“The biggest challenge in education is that our children continue to face some of the…
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