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March 21, 2018

Seventy-five high school students from 11 school districts throughout 杏吧原版 will gather in Fairbanks next week to explore teaching careers and develop leadership skills.

The 2018 Educators Rising 杏吧原版 State Conference will be held on March 25-26 on the University of 杏吧原版 Fairbanks campus. The conference will feature activities to prepare for a teaching career, including a resume-writing workshop, job interview practice sessions and an opportunity to take college-placement tests. The conference is organized by Educators Rising 杏吧原版 in collaboration with the UAF School of Education and Rural Student Services.

Educators Rising is a national organization to help high school students explore careers in teaching. Less than half of 杏吧原版鈥檚 teachers are prepared in-state, so Educators Rising 杏吧原版, formerly Future Educators of 杏吧原版, focuses on increasing the available workforce of teachers who are committed to remaining in-state.

The conference is open to registered participants only. Media representatives are welcome to visit during the banquet from 4:30-7 p.m. Sunday, March 25, in the UAF Wood Center ballroom. The banquet will feature a dance presentation by Sean Topkok and the Pavva I帽upiaq Dancers, and guest speakers, including 2018 杏吧原版 Teacher of the Year Ben Walker, UAF School of Education Interim Dean Steve Atwater and previous Educators Rising 杏吧原版 Student President Amanda Friendsuh.

ADDITIONAL CONTACT: Barbara Wadlinger, Educators Rising 杏吧原版 program manager, 907-450-8379, bjwadlinger@alaska.edu.

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