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Joel Davidson
by Joel Davidson
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AbortionEducationLifePoliticsSex educationPlanned Parenthood trained teens urge Alaska legislators to back explicit sex-ed

4 days ago4215 min

On Feb. 18, members of the Health & Social Services Committee in the Alaska House sat through a presentation featuring teenagers from Anchorage and Juneau who have been recruited and trained by Planned Parenthood to disseminate the abortion business’ line on abortion access and LGBTQ ideology to school age children around Alaska. Teen Council is a program launched by Planned Parenthood to use teenagers to deliver the abortion business’ sexuality advice to students. As part...

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Joel Davidson
by Joel Davidson
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EducationPublic SchoolReport: Increased spending hasn’t helped Alaska’s students

6 days ago1565 min

An Alaska think tank just released a policy brief showing that while education spending in the state has skyrocketed, academic achievement has plummeted. The Alaska Policy Forum (AFP) released its study on Feb. 13. Authored by David Boyle, APF’s senior education fellow, the report notes that education advocacy groups have been extremely successfully in securing increased money for Alaska’s kindergarten through 12th grade system. Educational unions, advocacy groups and school districts have spent little time...

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Bob Flint
by Bob Flint
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EducationHomeschoolPrivate SchoolPublic SchoolAlaska’s failing public schools need some stiff competition

2 weeks ago2307 min

In late 2019 Alaskans learned that, despite spending more than 1.6 billion dollars every year on education, our elementary and high school students ranked at the bottom in terms of national test scores, with only 39% proficient in reading and 36% proficient in math. In fourth grade reading, a key benchmark, Alaska ranked dead last among all 50 states. This is a remarkable state of affairs considering Alaska ranks in the top five states for...

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Joel Davidson
by Joel Davidson
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EducationPublic SchoolFairbanks school board meeting tonight – last one spent 2 hours on LGBT curriculum

3 weeks ago2632 min

The Fairbanks North Star Borough School District will meet again tonight, Feb. 4, at 6 p.m. During the last meeting, Jan. 21, the board listened to nearly two hours of public testimony regarding the school district’s plan to introduce LGBTQ curriculum into high school English and social studies classes. Public comment on the proposal consisted on seven testimonies against adding curriculum that promotes LGBTQ sexuality to teens, and 18 comments supporting new additions. Of the...

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Christine Robbins
by Christine Robbins
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EducationFamilyFreedomHomeschoolOpinionParental RightsPoliticsPornographyPrivate SchoolPublic SchoolSex educationAlaska parents have rights when schools push LGBT agenda

3 weeks ago4077 min

In 1978, the Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA), otherwise known as the Hatch Amendment was passed after parents were shocked and outraged to learn that trusted teachers were using the classroom for therapy instead of education. Teachers pried into the private lives of students and their family by asking sensitive information about political, religious and personal beliefs. Little did parents realize that teachers would overstep their bounds once again by asking questions of a sexual nature...

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Joel Davidson
by Joel Davidson
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EducationHomeschoolPrivate SchoolPublic SchoolGovernor: Alaska parents have choices when educating kids

4 weeks ago2325 min

Governor Mike Dunleavy is highlighting the opportunities Alaskans have to send their children to private, public, charter, religious or home-schools. In observance of National School Choice Week the governor issued a proclamation in support of educational options across the state. “All children in Alaska should have access to the highest-quality education possible,” Dunleavy said in his Jan. 26 proclamation. “We must exercise creativity in providing a multitude of excellent educational options for parents to choose...

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Lance Roberts
by Lance Roberts
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CultureEducationHomeschoolOpinionPoliticsPrivate SchoolPublic SchoolLetter to school board: Keep pornographic LGBT material away from our kids

4 weeks ago7547 min

The big issue in Fairbanks this week was the pornographic LGBT curriculum the Fairbanks North Star School District’s curriculum committee is trying to add to literature classes. A lot of concerned citizens showed up for the Jan. 21 School Board meeting to testify. The room was standing room only with people out the door. They then found out that the school board only allows one hour of testimony, so most didn’t get to speak, and...

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Joel Davidson
by Joel Davidson
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EducationPoliticsPublic SchoolFairbanks mobilizing against school district’s push for LGBT classes

1 month ago4097 min

A storm is brewing in Fairbanks as residents mobilize to oppose the Fairbanks North Star School District’s plan to introduce radical LGBTQ sexual themes into classroom courses. On Jan. 21 a group of concerned parents and community members plan to attend the school board meeting to express their concerns. They hope to encourage others to join. In the process of updating its literature and social studies classes, the district is attempting to add classes that...

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Joel Davidson
by Joel Davidson
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EducationFamilyParental RightsPoliticsPublic SchoolDespite opposition, radical LGBT classes still planned for Fairbanks schools

1 month ago122510 min

In the face of community resistance, the Fairbanks North Star School district remains undeterred in its push to introduce controversial LGBTQ curriculum into classrooms. A group working on the plan met Jan. 9 in Fairbanks to discuss a second draft of proposed curriculum that would expose youth to sexual themes in English and social studies classes. The school district’s executive director of teaching and learning, began the Jan. 9 meeting with a warning that it...

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Bob Flint
by Bob Flint
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EducationFamilyOpinionParental RightsPoliticsAlaska’s public schools are in crisis – it’s time to end their monopoly

1 month ago5498 min

Last month the superintendents of seven Alaska school districts sent Governor Mike Dunleavy, a former teacher himself, a letter declaring that “Alaska’s students are presently in a reading achievement crisis.” Reading scores are low compared to national scores, and not improving. The Anchorage School District, in its 2019 report to the community last month, revealed that only 42% of students in grades three through nine had achieved proficient or advanced scores in language arts. Previous...

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