...several months of central office changes prompted by the departures of former Assistant Superintendent for Instruction Ed McLain, Assessment Director Mark Leal and Assistant Superintendent for Operations and Business Management Patrick Hickey. McLain...

...English degree during a celebratory ceremony at the George M. Sullivan Arena in Anchorage on May 2. Her parents are Dr. Ed McLain and Ann McLain. Luau set Soldotna Senior Center's Hawaiian Luau Fund raiser will be on June 19 at 5:30 p.m. A...

...factors in low test scores include poor attendance and difficult relationships between the school and community, said Ed McLain, deputy commissioner for education. Teacher turnover can hurt student performance, and what's being taught in the...