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dc.contributor.authorLowe, Marie E.
dc.contributor.authorDeRoche, Patricia
dc.contributor.authorSharp, Suzanne
dc.contributor.authorWilson, Meghan
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-24T22:48:22Z
dc.date.available2014-07-24T22:48:22Z
dc.date.issued2009-11
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11122/4302
dc.description.abstractIn September 2008, the superintendent of the Anchorage School District and the mayor of Anchorage sent a letter to the governor of Alaska, reporting what they thought might be an influx of students into Anchorage from rural communities. Enrollment in the school district was higher than expected, and it coincided with the largest-ever Alaska Permanent Fund dividend and with a one-time payment of $1,200 the state made per person, to help offset high energy costs. Researchers at the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER) at UAA have a longstanding interest in migration patterns in Alaska and the Arctic, and they saw the increased enrollment in Anchorage schools as a potential opportunity to better understand: • If rural Alaskans are moving to Anchorage • Where they are coming from • Why they are moving So with the cooperation of the Anchorage School District, ISER conducted a survey of the parents or guardians of students who had enrolled in Anchorage in the 2007-2008 or 2008-2009 school years and who had transferred in from other Alaska school districts. Besides finding out where students were coming from—and why—another purpose of the study was to provide the Anchorage School District and the Municipality of Anchorage with information about what they could do to help students and families who are new to the city. To our knowledge, this may be the first survey ever conducted to find out why people move to Anchorage from other areas of Alaska.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipUniversity of Alaska Foundation. BP-Conoco Phillips Charter Agreementen_US
dc.description.tableofcontentsExecutive Summary / Introduction / Methods / Where are Alaskan's Moving From? / Organization of Survey Findings / Migration Patterns / Who is Moving? / Challenges and Transitions / Conclusions and Recommendations / References / Appendix A. Survey Formen_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherInstitute of Social and Economic Research, University of Alaska Anchorageen_US
dc.titleNew Students in the Anchorage School District: Where Are They From?en_US
dc.title.alternativeAnalysis of ISER 2008-2009 Survey Dataen_US
dc.typeReporten_US
refterms.dateFOA2020-03-20T01:23:29Z


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