By Quinn Townsend and Josiah Davidson The state of Alaska 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 andRead More
Project Nickel Continues to Enhance Transparency
Project Nickel is a tool designed to help families, taxpayers, and policymakers understand how much is spent per student at schools across the country and compare schools on the factors that matter toRead More
Testimony: School District Online Checkbook
APF’s Education Analyst, Sarah Montalbano, testified before the House Education Committee about best practices for school district online checkbooks.
2023 Legislative Wrap-Up
By Erick Cordero Giorgana, Bethany Marcum and Carmela Warfield The first regular session of the 33rd legislature adjourned on May 17, 2023, with a one-day special session on May 18. Thirty-one bills wereRead More
Alaska’s Historical Public School Performance
Alaska has been participating in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) since 2003. The NAEP is a national assessment that measures student achievement in various subjects, including reading and math. By participatingRead 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