Press Contact
Zachary Mannix
NEA-Alaska Communications Director
zachary.mannix@neaalaska.org
(907) 274-0536
Press Releases
LISTEN: How can we get more Alaskans teaching in their home communities?
January 28, 2020 | Alaska Public Media | Zakiya McCummings A recent report examining six years of educator retention rates in Alaska found chronic high rates of turnover in rural communities. Teacher and principal continuity directly [...]
Proposed legislation would require mental health curriculum in Alaska schools
January 22, 2020 | KTUU | Kristen Durand ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Tobacco, drugs, alcohol and safe sex are often talked about in schools, but what about depression, anxiety, or thoughts of suicide? Proposed legislation aims [...]
Daryl Walker named Education Support Professional of the Year
November 1, 2019 | Fairbanks Daily Newsminer | Kyrie Long Support staff are often the unsung heroes, fixers and makers of the Fairbanks school district, but that wasn’t the case Thursday afternoon when a staff [...]
Fairbanks teacher named best in Alaska in surprise ceremony
October 25, 2019 | ADN | Kyrie Long FAIRBANKS — A Fairbanks teacher has been named 2020 Alaska Teacher of the Year, an honor revealed in a surprise ceremony at West Valley High School. Amy [...]