Bishop has worked in education in Alaska since 1991 and also served on the University of Alaska Board of Regents from 2015 to 2019.
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State Board of Education postpones vote on banning transgender girls from girls’ sports teams
About two-thirds of the testimony was against the regulation.
The Charlottesville rally 5 years later: ‘It’s what you’re still trying to forget’
The rally by white supremacists protesting the removal of a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee left one counter-protester dead and several injured.
Dunleavy retains Michael Johnson as education commissioner
Unlike other members of the cabinet, the education commissioner is not directly appointed by the governor. Instead, the choice is made by the Alaska Board of Education. The governor confirms the board’s pick.
Governor, state board oust Alaska education chief
“I believe there are some things around the board’s new strategic plan. … We’ve begun to put some meat on that, and I assume they’ve got somebody else in mind that they would like to help lead in that direction,” the outgoing commissioner said.