Presented by ANSEP It’s a “many-faceted quagmire,” said Deputy Commissioner of Education and Early Development Karen Melin, but it’s not insurmountable. “I strongly believe that the students and the young people across this state are every bit as capable and intelligent and innovative as any group of students across the country,” Melin said. And innovation, some Alaska educators say, is exactly what it will take for the state to start helping more students get on the path to education and career opportunity and stay on it.
Starting college already behind Michael Ulroan is passionate about helping Alaska students prepare for college for one very personal reason: He’s been in their shoes.