Great Alaska Schools is a grassroots, volunteer-led voice for public education in Alaska.
Great Alaska Schools’ Mission
We believe in, depend on, and will fight for the public schools that educate our children, keep them safe, provide pathways to opportunity, and serve and support our communities.
Through respectful, persistent, and determined collaborative advocacy, we support access to quality public education for all of Alaska’s children and families.
What’s the problem?
Education is a bedrock of a healthy economy and creating opportunity for individuals and communities.
But in Alaska, state funding for K-12 schools has fallen behind inflation since 2011, the last time there was a sizable funding increase. This means districts are increasingly squeezed and have to cut programs, increase class sizes, and sometimes close schools to balance the budget.
