...in the implementation of the plans developed at the conference. Governor Frank Murkowski and Education Commissioner Roger Sampson will participate in the summit. "These young people are Alaska's next generation of leaders," Murkowski said...

...by the board in 2008, and approved by then-Gov. Sarah Palin in April of that year. When Palin became governor, Roger Sampson, who was then the commissioner, stayed on. After he left for a national position, the board selected LeDoux. Only...

...part of NCLB is a requirement that teachers be "highly qualified" or certified in the subject areas they teach. Roger Sampson, commissioner of the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development, said this is an area of concern particularly...

...proficiency by the 10th grade. "We're delighted with the growth that has happened," Alaska Education Commissioner Roger Sampson said. "We still have a long ways to go, but there has clearly been an effort between school districts, employees...

...Alaska Legislature have unsuccessfully attempted for years to make the course a requirement. Education Commissioner Roger Sampson is offering the board an alternative to requiring the class: He wants the board to instead direct him to create a...