In the earliest grades, LeAnna would cry because she found her homework so difficult. She just couldn’t understand the words on the page. After a few years of support from her grandmother turnedRead More
Alaska’s Public Education Revenues, Expenditures, and Outcomes
Click here to open a printable PDF of this report in a new tab. By Sarah Montalbano and Johan Soto Introduction The National Public Education Financial Survey, annually compiled by the National CenterRead More
The Importance of Donor Free Speech
All Americans have the right to support causes they believe in without fear of harassment, intimidation, or “cancellation.” Yet a new law in Alaska would diminish the free speech rights of many AlaskansRead More
COVID Relief Funding: Are Alaska’s School Districts Spending Responsibly?
Click here to open a printable PDF of the report in a new tab. Introduction The Alaska Department of Education and Early Development (DEED) has released several dashboards showing how COVID relief funds forRead More
Anchorage’s Fiscal Health Receives a ‘D’ Grade
As of 2020, Anchorage faced a financial cliff of $658.7 million, leading Truth in Accounting (TIA) to label it a “sinkhole city” because the municipal government did not have enough assets to coverRead More
Anchorage School District Payroll Analysis, 2018–2020
This payroll analysis will examine the annual salaries, benefits, and total compensation for different groups of Anchorage School District employees in school years 2018-2019 and 2019-2020. The Anchorage School District’s searchable payroll databaseRead More