The Molly Hootch Schools After 40 Years: Successes, Failures, and Opportunities

Jody Drew, Erica Allen, John Matt

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Abstract

This quantitative study was designed to understand the relationship between the variables of student attendance, educator experience and turnover, and student achievement at the Molly Hootch schools in rural Alaska, to better understand the current state of achievement according to data from 2002–2019, collected from the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development (AKDEED) database. Data revealed that Molly Hootch school attendance was at 90% and that proficiency among students dropped from 40% to 15% during the years under review. The drop in proficiency during a time period where attendance level was strong leads to further qualitative exploration of the causes of the phenomenon.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-15
Number of pages15
JournalJournal of Education and Training Studies
Volume11
Issue number3
Early online dateMar 2023
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2023

Keywords

  • Alaska
  • Alaska native
  • molly hootch
  • rural

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