Eligibility rates for the Alaska Performance Scholarship have also dropped to their lowest-ever levels, leading to calls for reform.
around the state fund used to pay for the scholarships. The Legislature established a new, secure college scholarship fund last year and university administrators have tried to stabilize the system’s budget.“Alaska students need to know that the programs and opportunities UAF, UAA, and UAS provide will be there when they graduate high school, and that they will be accessible and affordable as well,” said Paul Layer, vice president for academics, students and research at the University of Alaska.
But the number of students eligible for the scholarship has been falling. A record-low 17% of graduating Alaska students were eligible for the award in 2022 — half of what it was in 2014.Eligibility for the scholarship is based on grade point averages, results from standardized testing and a curriculum that often sees students start “rigorous academic coursework” in the ninth grade, Efird said. Alaska students have regularly ranked in the bottom of the nation for math and English assessments.
There are urban-rural divides and disparities in eligibility by region and ethnicity: 6% of Alaska Native students were eligible for the scholarship in 2022 compared to 23% of white students.
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