(a) The legislature finds that there is a wide and unacceptable disparity between the distribution of Native teachers and Native students in rural elementary and secondary schools in the state. Many rural schools have virtually no Native teachers and no non-Native students. The undesirable effects of this disparity include the following: (1) there is a […]
There is established the teacher education loan program to provide an incentive for rural high school graduates to pursue teaching careers in rural elementary and secondary schools in the state.
(a) The teacher education revolving loan fund is created for the purpose of making education loans to students selected under AS 14.43.600 – 14.43.700. The fund consists of money or assets appropriated or transferred to the commission for deposit into the fund, money or assets deposited into the fund by the commission, and earnings on […]
(a) The teacher education loan program shall be administered by the commission in accordance with regulations adopted by the commission. The commission shall (1) allocate the loan awards available for teacher education loans annually to local school boards giving a preference to rural school districts; and (2) develop and distribute to the local school boards […]
(a) To the extent that they are not in conflict with the provisions of AS 14.43.600 – 14.43.700, the provisions of AS 14.43.100 – 14.43.160 are applicable to loans made under AS 14.43.600 – 14.43.700. (b) If a borrower meets the conditions provided in (a) of this section and is employed as a teacher in […]
(a) To be eligible for a teacher education loan, a student must (1) be a graduate of a public or private high school in the state, with sufficient credits to be admitted to an accredited college or university; (2) be enrolled in or show evidence of intent to enroll in a degree program directed at […]
In AS 14.43.600 – 14.43.700, “rural” means a community with a population of 7,500 or less that is not connected by road or rail to Anchorage or Fairbanks or a community with a population of 1,500 or less that is connected by road or rail to Anchorage or Fairbanks.
