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Educators know that getting kids ready for kindergarten is one of the best ways to improve a child’s long-term academic performance down the road. In Anchorage, Alaska three separate organizations joined forces to identify common goals for helping Alaska Native students achieve better success at school. One of the goals involves working with parents to get more kids ready to start school. They hope that will boost Alaska Native graduation rates that lag behind the national average.
Guests:
Priscilla Hensley Holthouse (Inupiaq from Kotzabue) – communications consultant with ARISE
Jonathan N. Larson (Curyung) – community engagement manager with ARISE
Erika Kelly (Inupiaq Eskimo and a Doyon Shareholder) – parent of two students in the Anchorage School District
Break music: Bird Singers
