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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 […]
Introduction Charter schools have been a lifeline for students in the pandemic: Enrollment in Alaska’s charter schools increased almost 16% in the first year of the pandemic and remains 8% higher than in […]
Watch Alaska Policy Forum’s recent webinar about the myths surrounding school choice in rural areas. Jason Bedrick, research fellow at the Heritage Foundation’s Center for Education Policy, joined Sarah Montalbano to discuss his […]
Click here to open a printable PDF version of the press release. ALASKA POLICY FORUM COMMENDS INSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE FOR DEFENDING SCHOOL CHOICE FOR ALASKA’S FAMILIES Anchorage, Alaska (January 27, 2023) – Yesterday, […]
The Heritage Foundation recently released its inaugural Education Freedom Report Card for the U.S. states and Washington, D.C. Alaska ranked 45th overall and is in the bottom ten states for having few education […]
Webinar: Does School Choice Help Rural Areas? Guest Speaker: Jason Bedrick, Research Fellow at the Heritage Foundation Critics of school choice in rural areas often argue two contradictory things: that education choice won’t […]
The Heritage Foundation recently released its inaugural Education Freedom Report Card for the U.S. states and Washington, D.C. Alaska ranked 45th in the nation overall and 31st in regulatory freedom, its second-highest ranked […]
Dr. Michael Q. McShane, Director of National Research at EdChoice, recently sat down for a webinar with Alaska Policy Forum to discuss the many ways in which schools are not accountable financially, democratically, […]