The Alaska Council for the Social Studies exists to:
- Serve as a statewide clearinghouse of valuable social studies information and projects for a growing body of Alaskan K-20 educators...
- Sponsor engaging social studies professional development events and opportunities for teachers, both face to face and online...
- Facilitate educational collaboration by connecting Alaskan social studies teachers with each other, and with people and organizations that share their passion for understanding and describing human nature.
- Help raise the bar for social studies standards in the state of Alaska, in order to make the disciplines of social studies count again in serious educational policy debate ...