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Alaska’s child well-being plummeted to 47th nationally, dropping 41 points since 2019 — one of the worst declines in the country. Education is the biggest crisis: 78% of 4th graders can’t read at grade level, and the same percentage of 8th graders struggle with math. Sixty-four percent of young kids aren’t in preschool, and graduation rates are lagging. Poverty affects 13% of children, and a third of parents lack stable jobs. Health and family scores are slightly better, but childhood obesity, lack of insurance, and teen suicide rates — nearly double the national average — remain devastating. While new policies like paid parental leave and early intervention funding offer hope, experts warn without serious state investment, Alaska’s future for kids will keep slipping.

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