Alaska

News, analysis, and opinion about K-12 education in Alaska
Education Alaska Reporter Will Study Rural Education as 2nd Chronister Fellowship Recipient
Victoria Petersen, of the Peninsula Clarion on the Kenai Peninsula, will report on the challenges of rural education, especially in a state as vast as Alaska.
Mark Walsh, February 14, 2019
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Kindergarten teacher Brandi Noe, with Principal Michelle StClair and preschool teacher Kim Raisley, at a dinner for members of the U.S. Coast Guard, federal employees, and their families at Peterson Elementary School in Kodiak, Alaska, this week. Many families in the school are federal workers who’ve not been paid in weeks because of the government shutdown.
Kindergarten teacher Brandi Noe, with Principal Michelle StClair and preschool teacher Kim Raisley, at a dinner for members of the U.S. Coast Guard, federal employees, and their families at Peterson Elementary School in Kodiak, Alaska, this week. Many families in the school are federal workers who’ve not been paid in weeks because of the government shutdown.
Photo courtesy Michelle StClair
Education Funding The School District Where the Shutdown Hit Nearly Everyone
In Kodiak, Alaska, a school district with deep ties to the U.S. Coast Guard has been walloped by the government shutdown with hundreds of families going without paychecks. And news of a deal to temporarily reopen the government was doing little to allay the community's anxieties.
Denisa R. Superville, January 25, 2019
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States Educational Opportunities and Performance in Alaska
This Quality Counts 2019 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.
January 16, 2019
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The remote Alaska town of Glennallen, 180 miles northeast of Anchorage, is home to 500 people. The local school’s graduating class numbered 14 this year.
The remote Alaska town of Glennallen, 180 miles northeast of Anchorage, is home to 500 people. The local school’s graduating class numbered 14 this year.
Young Kim for Education Week
School & District Management Gifted Students 'Make the Most' of School in Alaska
In remote regions of rural Alaska, both schools and the students themselves have to work harder to put together an education that meets students' needs.
Victoria Petersen, June 12, 2018
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Federal Betsy DeVos Approves ESSA Plans for Alaska and Iowa
That brings the number of states with approved plans to 44, plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Still awaiting the OK: California, Florida, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, and Utah
Alyson Klein, May 16, 2018
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School & District Management Alaska Earns a C on State Report Card, Ranks 29th in Nation
This Quality Counts 2018 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.
January 17, 2018
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Education States Dependent on Natural Resources Face Tricky Path on K-12 Revenue
Governors in several natural resource-dependent states said recently they will have to continue to cut public education funding because prices for oil and coal have not rebounded.
Daarel Burnette II, December 28, 2017
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The exterior of the Department of Education Building in Washington, DC on Thursday, December 14, 2017.
The exterior of the Department of Education Building in Washington, DC on Thursday, December 14, 2017.
Swikar Patel/Education Week
Every Student Succeeds Act Betsy DeVos' Team Asks Seven States for More ESSA Specifics
Alabama, Alaska, Kansas, Montana, North Carolina, South Dakota, and Wyoming are the latest states to receive feedback on their plans for implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act.
Alyson Klein, December 18, 2017
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Recruitment & Retention Teacher Turnover in Alaska is Costing the State $20 Million Annually
Remote districts are hit especially hard by turnover costs.
Emmanuel Felton, May 2, 2017
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States State of the States: Alaska, Hawaii, Mo., Nev., R.I.
Here are summaries of recent annual addresses by governors around the country.
February 10, 2017
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Teaching Profession Which States Pay Teachers the Most (and Least)?
A new study reveals the wide range of teacher salaries from state to state.
Brenda Iasevoli, February 10, 2017
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BRIC ARCHIVE
Apayo Moore for Education Week
Federal Opinion Alaska Is Failing Its Indigenous Students
To improve the graduation odds of Alaska Native students, some key schooling changes are required, writes Evon Peter of the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Evon Peter, November 29, 2016
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Federal Rural Alaska Superintendent Chosen as State's New Education Commissioner
Rural school superintendent Michael Johnson will replace the state's former education commissioner, who resigned earlier this year.
Jackie Mader, June 21, 2016
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States Alaska Picks New State Superintendent Who Faces Immediate Challenges
Michael Johnson, previously a district superintendent, takes over a department coping with fallout from a troubled rollout of standardized testing and big layoffs due to budget cuts.
Daarel Burnette II, June 20, 2016
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