Sitka school board hopes to raise number of Native teachers

Alaska Public Media

Published February 6, 2009 at 11:02 PM AKST

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Alaska Natives represent less than five percent of educators in the state, yet twenty five percent of the population is Alaska Native. Across the state school districts are struggling to increase the number of Native teachers, but qualified candidates can be difficult to find, especially when budgets are decreasing for hiring any teachers at all.Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock, KCAW - SitkaDownload Audio