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Coalition Letter: Urging Congress to Stop “Backdoor Regulation” APF has joined a coalition of more than 30 groups urging Congress to stop “backdoor regulation” that costs American taxpayers billions in compliance costs. https://www.foxnews.com/…/coalition-urges-congress…
Introduction Alaska Policy Forum’s annual Budget Blocks are a simple, straightforward way to visualize how Alaska is spending its money and from which funds that money is coming. The budget blocks below are […]
Governor Dunleavy recently announced that most state jobs will no longer require a four-year college degree due to workforce needs. He said, “Today people can gain knowledge, skills and abilities through on-the-job experience. […]
This article was originally published in the Anchorage Daily News on February 15, 2023. OPINION: Student-centered funding could fix Alaska’s education outcomes By Sarah Montalbano Total spending per Alaska K-12 student was more […]
In 2020, Alaska Policy Forum published a report titled “Navigating Alaska’s Fiscal Crisis,” authored by tax expert Jared Walczak of the Tax Foundation. The report examines three available pathways to a balanced, sustainable […]
Alaska’s teachers are outnumbered by other staff in all but seven school districts. For every four teachers in Alaska, there are five staff members performing functions peripheral to the business of teaching Alaska’s […]
Click here to access the PDF version of the policy brief. Policy Brief: Protect the Direct Health Care Model Tackling Alaska’s high healthcare costs requires a multifaceted approach, and one policy reform that will […]
Alaska is home to the Correspondence School Allotment Program (CSAP), a first-in-the-nation K–12 program that allows families to access an annual allotment of up to $4,500 for educational expenses. Students can use allotment […]