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TODAY: Tell AK Republicans not to give failing public schools a no-strings-attached $175M

EducationMarch 18, 2024

It is imperative that Alaskans send emails and phone messages to their Republican lawmakers in Juneau today, before the full Legislature gathers to vote on whether to override Gov. Dunleavy’s veto of an education bill that dumps an additional $175 million

Record number of Americans dissatisfied with K-12 schooling

EducationAugust 31, 2023

With a new school year now underway in Alaska and across the nation, a record high 63% of Americans now say they are dissatisfied with the state of public education, according to a recent national Gallup poll. The loss of faith in public schools cuts across

70% of Alaska’s public school students fail reading and math

EducationFebruary 14, 2023

By Sarah Montalbano – Alaska Policy Forum INTRODUCTION Results from Alaska’s new statewide standardized assessment, the Alaska System of Academic Readiness (AK STAR), offer a glimpse of how Alaska’s students are doing post-pandemic.

More than 70% Alaska students fall below ‘proficient’ in reading and math

COVIDOctober 25, 2022

Alaska’s schools are among the worst performing educational institutions in the nation. According to the latest report from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), Alaska fourth and eighth grade students are near the bottom of the country

Report: Increased spending hasn’t helped Alaska’s students

EducationFebruary 16, 2020

An Alaska think tank just released a policy brief showing that while education spending in the state has skyrocketed, academic achievement has plummeted. The Alaska Policy Forum (AFP) released its study on Feb. 13. Authored by David Boyle, APF’s senior

failing schools

TODAY: Tell AK Republicans not to give failing public schools a no-strings-attached $175M

Record number of Americans dissatisfied with K-12 schooling

70% of Alaska’s public school students fail reading and math

More than 70% Alaska students fall below ‘proficient’ in reading and math

Report: Increased spending hasn’t helped Alaska’s students

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