The school year is over, and ISER researchers are studying which Alaska educators choose to come back to their jobs next year – and why. They’ll present updated teacher and principal turnover numbers, as well as preliminary findings from their statewide educator survey on Wednesday June 3, 2026 at the […]
Researchers with ISER study a number of important topics related to education, including what the state spends per pupil and how it invests in school facilities. Two legislative briefs from 2021 analyzed the cost for school districts in providing basic but critical needs: internet access and energy. Read more about > Revisiting Alaska K-12 costs for internet access and energy
This 2022 update to a 2019 report analyzes Alaska’s per-pupil spending compared to that of other U.S. states, using 2019 and 2017 figures respectively. After adjusting for Alaska’s higher living costs, and accounting for differing per-pupil spending costs across the state, the figures show that Alaska’s 2019 per student spending was only 93% of the national average, compared to 98% in 2017. Read more about > Alaska spending on K-12 education falls below US average