Teacher retention is a chronic problem for Alaska schools. An ambitious plan to recruit and train more Alaskans for teaching positions hit a snag recently when UAA’s teacher education program lost its national accreditation. Program graduates will still be able to teach in the state, but will this discourage other Alaskans who want to teach? It’s is our discussion on the this week’s Talk of Alaska.
HOST: Lori Townsend
GUESTS:
- Claudia Dybdahl, Interim Director of the School of Education for University of Alaska Anchorage
- MacKenzie Lindeman, former early education major at University of Alaska Anchorage
- Stephen Atwater, Executive Dean of the Alaska College of Education
LINKS:
- Council for the Accreditation of Education Preparation (CAEP) action letter
- CAEP Accreditation Action Report for University of Alaska Anchorage
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Lori Townsend is the chief editor, senior vice president of journalism and senior host for Alaska Public Media. You can send her news tips and program ideas for Talk of Alaska and Alaska Insight at ltownsend@alaskapublic.org or call 907-550-8452. Read more about Lori here.
