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Alaska School Choice Convention is about reimagining education, empowering parents

EducationJuly 22, 2021

For more than century the U.S. has conducted education by pouring government funds into brick-and-mortar neighborhood public schools. It seemed to work for a time. Education became compulsory so we would feel good about kids not being forced to work in

Schools took the role of parents because we let them

EducationApril 30, 2020

Much has been said about Alaskan student test scores lately. We now hold the honor of being dead last in literacy rates. That’s right, Alaska holds the red lantern of literacy as measured in the 4th and 8th grade. It’s time to have an honest

Homeschool options: A list of all state-funded programs in Alaska

EducationApril 1, 2020

Alaska offers 30 public-homeschool programs for students across the state. These options provide parents with a roughly $2,000 educational allotment for each enrolled child. The money can be used to pay for books, materials, tutors and other educational

Alaska’s failing public schools need some stiff competition

EducationFebruary 6, 2020

In late 2019 Alaskans learned that, despite spending more than 1.6 billion dollars every year on education, our elementary and high school students ranked at the bottom in terms of national test scores, with only 39% proficient in reading and 36% proficient

Governor supports school choice week in Alaska

EducationJanuary 24, 2019

Governor Mike Dunleavy is highlighting the choice that Alaskans have to send their children to private, public, charter, religious or home-schools. In observance of National School Choice Week the governor issued a proclamation in support of educational

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Alaska School Choice Convention is about reimagining education, empowering parents

Schools took the role of parents because we let them

Homeschool options: A list of all state-funded programs in Alaska

Alaska’s failing public schools need some stiff competition

Governor supports school choice week in Alaska

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