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The Alaska board of education approved lowering the test score standard for student proficiency, after school leaders cited the state’s nationally high bar.

The Alaska board of education approved lowering the test score standard for student proficiency, after school leaders cited the state’s nationally high bar. Student success on standardized tests is categorized by what are known as cut scores, which are the range of results that show indicate a score is above or below proficiency for a […]

Most schools in the state experience “extreme” levels of absenteeism, which can harm student outcomes.

Bill contains $300 BSA increase, boosts for charter and homeschooling, random audits of districts.

In 2022, only one state, Arizona, had more chronically absent students than Alaska, where more than 45% of students missed enough school to be academically at-risk, according to a national nonprofit.

The House Rules committee advanced a bill Saturday that addresses the base student allocation, charter schools and teacher bonuses. Alaskan parents, teachers, students, school administrators and board members testified for

As the newly appointed commissioner for the Department of Education and Early Development (DEED), I am honored to serve the people of Alaska, particularly our youth, as well as our

State standards still among top third in nation, commissioner says.

A report detailing the framework for tribally run public schools will be sent to the legislators and the governor’s office. The intent is that it could become a bill that would create the first tribal compact public schools in the state.

This list was last updated Jan. 16, 2024.