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From island nation to an island in Alaska: how Filipino teachers adjust to their new lives

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Carmela Sison is one of Kodiak’s new special education teachers from the Philippines.
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Dunleavy, a self-styled education governor, slashes public school funding once again

Education Matt Acuña Buxton -
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy became the first-ever governor in state history to veto school funding below the level laid out in state law.
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With the upcoming veto deadline, Dunleavy can seal his anti-school legacy

Commentary Matt Acuña Buxton -
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has until Monday to decide whether to fund schools at the status quo levels or veto public school funding.
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For teachers from the Philippines, getting hired to work in Alaska is only the first step

Economy admin -
Julieth Tapado was one of hundreds of teachers waiting for the chance to impress recruiters from Alaska school districts earlier this year.
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Alaska schools need teachers. They’re hiring them from the Philippines.

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Serjoe Gutierrez, who was born and raised in the Philippines, was in his fifth year of teaching there when he decided to try to work in another country.
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‘Valid and valuable.’ Legislators signal support for international teachers filling Alaska’s classroom vacancies

Education Matt Acuña Buxton -
Most of the country has faced shortages of teachers in recent years, but the impact has been particularly acute in rural Alaska.
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Legislators hold firm, override Gov. Dunleavy’s veto of school bill

Education Matt Acuña Buxton -
The 46-14 vote is a stinging rebuke for Gov. Mike Dunleavy and his supporters.
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Push to teach AAPI history in Alaska schools clears Senate again

Arts and Culture Matt Acuña Buxton -
The Senate voted unanimously this week to add lessons covering the history and contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders to the public school curriculum.
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Dunleavy threatens to block school funding compromise if he doesn’t get his way

Education Matt Acuña Buxton -
It appears that this year’s fight over education funding isn’t over yet, despite legislators reaching a hard-fought education deal last month. In an unprecedented meeting, Alaska Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy and Education Commissioner Deena Bishop told school districts on Thursday...
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Legislators salvage education deal in the aftermath of Dunleavy’s veto

Economy Matt Acuña Buxton -
The new measure links a permanent increase in per-student funding to policies aimed at improving learning, as well as a way to pay for some of the biggest new spending proposed by the bill.
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