Tag: Deena Bishop

Former Anchorage superintendent approved as next state education commissioner

EducationJuly 28, 2023

Gov. Mike Dunleavy approved the appointment of Dr. Deena Bishop as Alaska next commissioner of education. Bishop, who served as superintendent of the Anchorage School District from 2016 to 2022, received unanimous approval from members of the Alaska State

Anchorage schools to go mask optional on Feb. 28

EducationFebruary 18, 2022

On Feb. 28, the Anchorage School District will ditch its increasingly controversial mask mandate, which had inspired some parents to plan on sending children to school, mask free, next week. District Superintendent Deena Bishop announced Feb. 18 that schools

Anchorage School Board overrides, superintendent, reinstates mask mandate

EducationDecember 21, 2021

Anchorage students will be forced to wear masks after Christmas break, at least until Jan. 15, but perhaps longer. The Anchorage School Board voted 6-1 on Dec. 20 to override Superintendent Deena Bishop’s decision to nix masks by Jan. 3 when students return

Anchorage schools to drop divisive mask mandate on Jan. 3

EducationDecember 16, 2021

A Dec. 15 notice from Anchorage School District Superintendent Deena Bishop notified parents and the community that public schools will go mask optional after students return from Christmas break. “Transmission numbers in Anchorage are trending down and the

State urges Alaska’s public schools stop suspending students for vaping

EducationDecember 6, 2021

Amid rising student behavior problems in Alaska and around the nation, the Alaska Department of Education wants public schools to reconsider issuing traditional suspensions for youth who violate school policy by vaping or using tobacco products. A Dec. 6

Anchorage teachers offered $3,200 to take ‘anti-racist’ workshop that condemns ‘whiteness’

EducationNovember 22, 2021

Anchorage School District leaders repeatedly claim they have no intention of teaching critical race theory and yet district leadership is actively encouraging teachers to enroll in a so-called “anti-racist” workshop that condemns “whiteness” and

Pornographic ‘Gender Queer’ book pulled from Anchorage School District

EducationNovember 17, 2021

After public outcry over a sexually explicit and pornographic novel, “Gender Queer: A Memoir,” the Anchorage School District has decided to remove the book from circulation. A Nov. 15 message from Anchorage School District Superintendent Deena Bishop said

Anchorage schools ban the non-vaxed from any volunteering

EducationMay 8, 2021

Parents who wish to offer their time and talent as volunteers in an Anchorage public school, whether as a chaperone, classroom helper, tutor, mentor or in any other capacity, must be fully vaccinated beforehand. Failure to do so bars you from volunteering.

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