NEA President Recalls Her Rural Experiences

Mon, January 18, 2010
Posted in Alaska Native Education, Alaska News

Barb Angaiak witnessed a turning point for education in rural Alaska. The president of the National Education Association Alaska did her student teaching in Tununak, west of Bethel. High Schools were just starting to be built in the villages so rural students didn’t have to leave home to attend boarding school after eight grade. Angaiak taught in rural schools for more than two decades. We invited her to the APRN studios to talk about her experiences and her vision for education in Alaska as part of our occasional series on Native education. She says she saw big changes in communities as their high schools opened up.

Lori Townsend, APRN – Anchorage

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