This op-ed was originally published by the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner and the Mat-Su Frontiersman in February 2022. An entire decade. That’s how long Alaska’s public schools have ranked in the bottom fiveRead More
A Better Route to Give Parents Successful School Choice
By Ben Scafidi and Eric Wearne Maybe because of public school COVID shutdowns and mandates, or maybe because of several odious and anti-historical ideologies being taught in public schools, Virginia Gov. Glenn GlennRead More
A Huge Infusion of Cash for Alaska’s School Districts
The state of Alaska recently published the Alaska K–12 Education COVID-19 Federal Relief Funding Dashboard to make transparent how much federal COVID-19 relief funding school districts received and how the funds are beingRead More
Special Report: Analysis of Department of Education & Early Development (DEED) Spending
Click here to view the interactive graphs (detached from the full report) For many years, the Department of Education and Early Development (DEED) has required the largest portions of state spending, with the DepartmentRead More
Graphs: Department of Education and Early Development State Spending
For the full report, click here For many years, the Department of Education and Early Development (DEED) has required the largest portions of state spending, with the Department of Health and Social ServicesRead More
Parent Involvement and Intensive Training: How to Help Struggling Readers
A student’s ability to read is a critical predictor of educational and lifelong success. A strong reading program, beginning in kindergarten and continuing into the third grade and beyond, gives students the bestRead More