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Alaska Reads Act Already Delivering for Students

In just two short years, the Alaska Reads Act is already getting results. Governor Dunleavy announced a data release showing significant improvement in Alaska’s early literacy benchmarks. Alaska Policy Forum has been aRead More

Alaska’s Historical Performance on State Assessments

Alaska has administered statewide summative assessments to students for decades, which helps the state track student proficiency in reading and math over time. Alaska Policy Forum has obtained Alaska Department of Education andRead More

Ensure Kids Read by Nine: Third-Grade Promotion

This post is the final part of a four-part series detailing the implementation of the Alaska Reads Act. The first, second, and third posts may be found here, here, and here. Ensuring childrenRead More

Ensure Kids Read by Nine: Instructional Materials, Summer Programs, and Read-At-Home Programs

This post is the third part of a four-part series detailing the implementation of the Alaska Reads Act. The first post may be found here and the second post may be found here.Read More

Ensure Kids Read by Nine: Assessment, Intervention, and Parental Involvement

This post is the second part of a four-part series detailing the implementation of the Alaska Reads Act. The first post may be found here. The ability to read well by the endRead More

Testimony: Alaska’s K-12 Education Landscape

Alaska’s K-12 Education Landscape Bob Griffin, Senior Education Research Fellow at Alaska Policy Forum, and Sarah Montalbano, APF’s Education Policy Analyst, testified before a joint meeting of the House Ways & Means andRead More