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Alaska’s Kids in Crisis

Alaska’s Kids in Crisis

Published 21 hours ago
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Alaska’s plummet to 47th in child well-being reveals a crisis: kids are falling behind in education, health, and economic stability, with scores dropping 41 points since 2019. Fourth graders can’t read, eighth graders struggle with math, and too many teens aren’t graduating. Child poverty persists, parents face unstable jobs, and teen suicide rates remain dangerously high. Advocates blame years of underfunding, warning that without urgent action, the slide will only deepen.

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