Annette Carol Bening was born on May 29, 1958 in Topeka, Kansas, the youngest of four children of Shirley (Ashley), a soloist and church singer, and Arnett Grant Bening, an insurance salesman. She is of German and British Isles ancestry. Her family moved to California when she was young, and she grew up there.
The average teacher salary in Alaska jumped from $56,655 to $66,560 from 2008 to 2009. This increase in 2009 resulted in a 17.98 percent increase in a two-year period. Teacher salaries in Alaska went down in the national ranking between 2007 and 2008 from number 6 to number 8.
Employers. Most assistant teachers work in elementary and secondary schools and earn an average salary of $24,500 a year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Others work in child day care services, for an average of $20,480, or in colleges, universities and professional schools, for an average of $28,840.he Bureau of Labor Statistics identifies Alaska as the state with the highest average salary for assistant teachers, at $35,290 a year. California is next with an average salary of $29,840, followed by Rhode Island at $29,280.