State of Alaska > DEED > TLS > Teacher Certification > Home. Teacher Certification. Teacher Education and Certification Office works with school districts and universities to grant educator certifications, approve teacher preparation programs, and administer teacher recognition programs.
On August 22, 1996, President Bill Clinton signed welfare reform into law, fulfilling his campaign promise to âend welfare as we know it.â Twenty years later, it remains the center of a contentious debate over whether it helped, or hurt, the countryâs poorest single mothers and their children.
Affordable Care Act history. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was signed into law by President Obama in March 2010. Its major provisions go into effect in Jan. 1, 2014, although significant changes went into effect before that date and will continue in years to come. The Act affirms âthe core principle that everybody should have some basic security when it comes to their health care,â Obama said at the signing.