Educators debate responses to challenges facing rural schools

Many if not most of Alaska’s rural schools are not working. Low student performance and high teacher turnover are just two of more obvious indicators of problems in these mostly Native school districts. Those working in the schools say it’s time for radical changes.
Paul Berg has taught in Alaska for more than 40 years — 10 of them in villages.
“You want to see racism go to a village school,” said Berg. “You’ll see Outside, usually Anglo teachers ha