Alaska Rural Systemic Initiative
Until recently, teachers in Native Alaskan villages found a wide gap between the curriculum they were expected to teach and the concerns and traditions of the community they served. Facing the challenge, Alaskan Elders have collaborated with each other and with educators across the state to reshape what students are learning and how they are being taught.
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Programs in Alaska
Alaska Rural Systemic Initiative
Citizens for the Educational Advancement of Alaska's Children
First Alaskans Institute
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Alaska has many small rural schools, many serving Native populations and more than half suffering declining enrollment. Isolated schools serving small villages keep transportation spending among the lowest in the nation and computer use in the classroom among the highest. Alaska ranks among the top 10 states in the percentage of rural children eligible for subsidized lunches. It is one of the few states that pays rural teachers on a par with others. Rural education is very important, and conditions fairly urgent.
