Reading and literacy are woven through Alaska's Education Challenge. The Alaska Reads Act, signed into law in June 2022, is focused on supporting all students to read at grade level by the end of third grade. Region 16 is working with Alaska's Department of Education and Early Development (DEED) to provide capacity-building services by: (1)…

In 2016, the Alaska State Board of Education reviewed and accepted 13 recommendations bundled as Alaska's Education Challenge. In 2022, the Alaska Reads Act was signed into law. The Act addresses the number one priority of Alaska's Education Challenge, which is to support all students to read at grade level by the end of third grade. The…