A legal case in Alaska set the foundation for the state building high schools in rural Alaska villages. Previously, students had to attend residential schools or live with host families during the school year. Living with host families was a largely unpleasant experience for many students who were mistreated. Boarding schools were also ineffective, and many students had negative experiences there as well.
Source: Cotton, Stephen E. “Alaska’s “Molly Hooch Case”: High Schools and the Village Voice.” Educational Research Quarterly 8, no. 4 (1984).
