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This op-ed was originally published in the Anchorage Daily News and the Mat-Su Frontiersman. APF appreciates Ms. Van Dyke’s advocacy, and looks forward to the positive outcomes of this reform. by Debra Van […]
Alaska Policy Forum’s board chair Jodi Taylor was a recent guest on the Alaska Landmine Radio podcast with Jeff Landfield. They discussed the Correspondence School Allotment Program, and our Read by 9 policy […]
Introduction The Alaska Department of Education and Early Development (DEED) has released several dashboards showing how COVID relief funds for education in Alaska are being utilized. In total, Alaska’s school districts have received […]
by Jodi Taylor, Alaska Policy Forum Board Chair Alaskan parents have a legitimate right to choose the school that is the best fit for their children, even if that is a private school. […]
By Corey A. DeAngelis, Ph.D. Foreword Perhaps no societal function has been more disrupted during the 2020-and-ongoing pandemic than K-12 education. A world in which schools actually closed their doors to students […]
National School Choice Week is underway, and families across the country are celebrating and participating in a variety of events. National School Choice Week (NSCW) shines a spotlight on effective education options for […]
Early in 2020, legislation was announced again to address the third-grade literacy crisis facing Alaskan children. Year after year, the problem has been discussed and legislation with viable solutions proposed—only to go nowhere. Finally, in […]
This article originally appeared in Must Read Alaska on December 23, 2020. At a recent Kenai School Board meeting, and as reported in Must Read Alaska, an impassioned argument was made to get young […]
By Robert Pondiscio This article originally appeared on the Thomas B. Fordham Institute website on November 19, 2020. At the tail end of a recent symposium titled “Why children can’t read—and what we can do […]
“Kids learn differently, and they need different opportunities.” Watch the video to hear from Leigh Sloan, a homeschooling parent who has found—and provided—just the right education to fit her children’s unique needs, interests, […]
Please see below the press release for APF’s policy brief, “It’s Time for Alaska’s K–12 Advocacy Groups to Focus on Student Outcomes.” Read the report here. Click here to open the PDF in […]
Click to open the PDF in a new tab. Introduction Many K–12 education advocacy groups in Alaska receive significant amounts of public funding for their internal operations, and dedicate a large share […]
By Bob Griffin This op-ed was originally published in the Anchorage Daily News and Fairbanks Daily News-Miner in December 2019. For decades, Mississippi was synonymous with poor student achievement. Not anymore. In 2013, […]
Proponents of the Alaska Students’ Educational Bill of Rights ballot initiative have begun collecting signatures, but according to a preliminary legal opinion from the law firm Holland & Knight: “The Initiative is a […]