Closing the Education Achievement Gap

Closing the Education Achievement Gap

Dr. Ben Chavis is coming to Alaska. Get your tickets today.

Anchorage School District Report Card Map

Anchorage School District Report Card Map

Check out how your kid’s school is performing.

Everyday Math Explained

Everyday Math Explained

The Anchorage School District is keeping the Everyday Math curriculum. What is it?

Mat-Su Payroll Portal Launched

Mat-Su Payroll Portal Launched

Continuing with its efforts to advance government transparency, the Alaska Policy Forum has launched a new portal which allows citizens in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough to view the salaries of its public employees.

Anchorage School District Needs to Consolidate Its Classroom Space

January 16, 2012 at 3:57 PM

Anchorage has dedicated more space for elementary schools than it currently needs, and it is making ASD less effective than it could be.

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Health Care

Is Massachusetts Health Care a Microcosm for Alaska?

(New England Journal of Medicine) Massachusetts was the first state to enact near-universal health care coverage in 2006....
Oct 6, 2011 14:16

Energy

The Future of ACES-Alaska’s Oil Tax

If you haven’t been oversaturated with the discussions on development of Alaska’s oil resources and the taxing...
Jan 10, 2012 13:39

Education

Anchorage School District Needs to Consolidate Its Classroom Space

Anchorage has dedicated more space for elementary schools than it currently needs, and it is making ASD less effective than...
Jan 16, 2012 15:57

Accountability

Taxpayers Paid $129,100,798 for “Official” Union Activities in 2009

(Capitol Research Center) Taxpayers paid more than $129 million in salaries and benefits to federal employees for doing “official”...
Dec 27, 2011 15:06

Recent Articles

Anchorage School District Needs to Consolidate Its Classroom Space

Anchorage has dedicated more space for elementary schools than it currently needs, and it is making ASD less effective than it could be.

January 16th, 2012 | Education | Read More

Join Mayor Sullivan’s Education Summit and Help the Kids

Many of us complain that our education system is broken and failing our kids and our country. Mayor Sullivan of Anchorage hosted an Education Summit in mid-November and invited 100 participants to hear about making the Anchorage School District a world class education system. As a followup to that summit, the Mayor will host six [...]

January 11th, 2012 | Recent News | Read More

Can the EPA “Take” Property Without Due Process?

(Cato Institute, Timothy Sandefur) The Environmental Protection Agency has many administrative powers including the use of compliance orders to deny property owners the right to use their property without judicial recourse. In Idaho, Michael and Chantelle Sackett purchased property on which to build their dream home in 2005. After clearing the property and backfilling in [...]

January 5th, 2012 | Policy | Read More

Taxpayers Paid $129,100,798 for “Official” Union Activities in 2009

(Capitol Research Center) Taxpayers paid more than $129 million in salaries and benefits to federal employees for doing “official” union work in 2009. These federal employees logged about 3 million hours and received government paychecks for doing union work. How can this be? Title V of the US Code allows federal employees to do union [...]

December 27th, 2011 | Accountability, Transparency | Read More

Closing the Education Achievement Gap

Dr. Ben Chavis is coming to Alaska. Get your tickets today.

December 14th, 2011 | Education, Featured | Read More

Anchorage School District Report Card Map

Check out how your kid’s school is performing.

November 29th, 2011 | Education, Featured, Recent News | Read More

Government Interference with Free Markets Costs Us All

(The Manhattan Institute) The Obama Administration’s energy policy apparently consists of subsidizing so-called “green” energy with taxpayers’ dollars and ending fossil fuel exploration/production. The Energy Department had no problem handing out $529 million in loan guarantees to now-defunct Solyndra in quick fashion. Meanwhile, the Keystone XL pipeline project, from the Canadian border to Houston, TX [...]

November 28th, 2011 | Energy | Read More

Alaska Native Cultural Charter School Most Improved in ASD

The Alaska Native Cultural Charter School was the most improved school in the Anchorage School District.

November 15th, 2011 | Education | Read More

Alaska Federation of Natives Endorses School Choice

At their recent meeting in Anchorage, AFN passed a resolution supporting school choice.

November 8th, 2011 | Education | Read More

UPDATE: Anchorage School District Gets Report Card

UPDATE, Monday November 28, 2011: Alaska Policy Forum has revised the letter grades that were assigned to the SBA averages for each school in the Anchorage School District. The new system is as follows: A= 90%-100% B= 80%-89% C= 70%-79% D= 60%-69% F= 0%-59% We feel this grading system to be a better representation of [...]

November 3rd, 2011 | Education, Recent News | Read More

Fairbanks Daily News-Miner Sheds Light on Alaska School Choice Poll

Folks in Interior Alaska now know about the Friedman Foundation survey results which show Alaskans support school vouchers by a 2 to 1 margin thanks to the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. The results are eye-opening and indicate that if given the choice, Alaskans by a large margin endorse the idea of school choice. Native Alaskans support [...]

November 1st, 2011 | Education | Read More

Poll: Alaska Voters Support School Choice

A poll conducted by Braun Research illuminates what Alaskan voters think about school choice, education spending and more.

October 27th, 2011 | Education | Read More

Needed: Your Input on Everyday Math Program, Help!

If your child is having difficulties with the Everyday Math program or is doing well in the EDM program, then you should attend the community input meeting the School District is hosting and provide comments. This is your golden opportunity to help your child with math. The School District is reviewing the EDM program and soliciting [...]

October 18th, 2011 | Education, Recent News | Read More

General Electric Corporate Welfare

(National Review) The Fire Island wind energy project has nothing on the Sheperd’s Flat wind project in northern Oregon. This $1.9 billion federally funded project (your tax dollars) will dwarf the Fire Island wind farm in size and taxpayer dollars. The corporate beneficiary of your dollars will be none other than GE!  This is the [...]

October 17th, 2011 | Energy | Read More

Your Land is My Land-Title 21 Meeting,October 12

  Years ago, Woody Guthrie wrote about “This land is your land” but is it really?  It’s time we paid attention to the workings of the Title 21 planning process and what it will mean to the everyday person on the street. Following are some of the requirements for single family residences: #The standards will [...]

October 10th, 2011 | Recent News | Read More

Two Different Views on How to Fix Education

(Newsweek) Bill Gates and American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten have different views on teachers’ personnel systems and how to fix teacher evaluations. (Read more…)

October 10th, 2011 | Recent News | Read More