Post-ID: thread-20260422224913-a7c2737d
Created-At: 2026-04-22T22:49:13Z
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Subject: Scores decline again for 13-year-old students in reading and mathematics | Hacker News

In Alaska, where I lived most of the last 20 years, education has been largely flat funded for about a decade now. Imagine running an organization in 2026 on that organization's 2016 budget. Schools have a bunch of obligations they have to spend on. Every time health care costs for staff go up, and funding is flat, something gets cut. You can't cut education for a decade straight without impacting student learning.

      I don't think Alaska is that much of an outlier in this regard.

      Scores decline again for 13-year-old students in reading and mathematics | Hacker News
      https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47867755