In early October 2024, the Alaska Department of Education & Early Development (DEED) released a draft proposal to change a standing regulation that would expand the definition of “local contribution.” Local contribution is the dollar amount that municipalities and organized boroughs across the state contribute to their school district…
Report: How legislators short-changed students out of reading and math instruction
Twenty years of data show how budget cut-backs for K-12 schools starting in 2007 predict both the loss of teachers and plunging student proficiencies in Alaska… This report by Mike Bronson, NAACP Anchorage education committee, looks at how the base student allocation (BSA) and the numbers of teachers correlate with the drop in student proficiency over recent years.
PEER's November Convening in Tulsa
In November, Executive Director Caroline Storm and I went to Tulsa, Oklahoma for a national convening on the state of public education. Representatives from coalitions across twenty-two states joined at the PEER convening for three days of conversation and learning about public education and advocacy in the U.S. …
Member Resolution Calling for BSA Increase
On November 7, 2024, the Coalition for Education Equity passed a Member Resolution calling for a raise to the Base Student Allocation (BSA). You can read the full resolution here.
Reflections on a field trip in Gustavus
Executive Director Caroline Storm's Trip to Lower Kuskokwim
Scholarship Application is Open!
Application deadline: April 19, 2024! The Spike Jorgensen Scholarship is awarded annually to students from Coalition for Education Equity member school districts who show strong promise in overcoming academic, personal, or societal obstacles to excel in his or her chosen area of post-secondary education.