Alaska’s teachers are outnumbered by other staff in all but seven school districts. For every four teachers in Alaska, there are five staff members performing functions peripheral to the business of teaching Alaska’sRead More
Alaska’s Education Freedom Report Card: Spending
The Heritage Foundation recently released its inaugural Education Freedom Report Card for the U.S. Alaska ranked 47th in the nation for high spending, given the state’s extremely high per-pupil spending, disappointing student outcomes,Read More
Radio Interview: Economic Implications of a New Tax in Alaska
Jared Walczak of the Tax Foundation, in partnership with Alaska Policy Forum, authored a study on the Economic Implications of New Income and Sales Taxes in Alaska. Jared was recently interviewed on theRead More
Our Take on the Governor’s Budget: FY 2024
Every December, the governor of Alaska is required to release a budget proposal for the upcoming fiscal year. In this upcoming legislative session (in 2023), policymakers will be enacting the FY 2024 stateRead More
Alaska’s Rising K-12 Education Spending
In a previous version of this post, the Per Pupil Revenue figure contained incorrect legend coloring. The legend now correctly shows state revenue in gray and local revenue in blue. The Reason FoundationRead More
Cash for Alaska’s School Districts: November Update
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 and how the funds are being spent.Read More