It is not teaching in the bush, but rather teaching about life in the bush. It is learning from what elders have to share. The conference is being held in the school district building and will continue until friday. Anyone wanting more information about rural education should stop by the conference. Retreat Held Rachael Kvapil Negotiations are difficult.
Many parties often bring a conflicting set of needs to the table.
During a year of difficult budget cuts for the Fairbanks School district, many became familiar with the funding formula imposed by by SB 36. Now the dollar amount received by the state is based on pupil attendance and local tax rates, but this is not how it has always been. Before the 1999 legislative session money was allocated to instructional units which were made up of individual schools. An SB 36 retreat was recently held in order to address some of the problems associated with the passge of SB 35. According to Bob Coghill, one of the SB 36 Retreat participants, the thing that hasn't really changed though with the passage of SB 36, is the fact that the price for doing education is going up.