School Board Assoc. director dismisses critics who point out Alaska’s dismal student test scores
Lon Garrison, who serves as executive director of the influential Alaska Association of School Boards, recently posted a sharply worded column in which he blasts those who note that dismal standardized test scores are objective evidence that Alaska’s public
Upset Mat-Su parents adamant that schools remove graphic LGBTQ books
Impassioned parents turned out for a March 28 meeting to express anger and frustration with the fact that the Mat-Su School District offers graphic sexual books to children without parental notice or consent. The joint Mat-Su Assembly/School Board meeting
EDITORIAL: Conservative parents pose a persistent ‘problem’ for the hard left
The debate – both nationally and here in Alaska – over parental rights has made one thing abundantly clear. The hard left sees conservative, Christian parents as a threat to the health and wellbeing of gender confused children. On the national level,
Hearing: LGBTQ activists to oppose Alaska bill that would strengthen parental rights
Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s parental rights bill will take center stage for a highly anticipated public hearing in the Alaska House Education Committee. Set for March 30, the hearing on HB 105 begins at 5:15 p.m. Hard left political groups like Planned Parenthood,
Alaska school districts are sitting on $242 million in unspent Covid funds
By Sarah Montalbano – Alaska Policy Forum The state of Alaska published the Alaska K–12 Education COVID-19 Federal Relief Funding Dashboard to make transparent how much federal COVID-19 relief funding school districts received and how the
Rep. Peltola claims parental rights bill is a ‘threat’ to children
Alaska sole representative in Congress Rep. Mary Peltola joined her fellow voting Democrats in a failed effort to block Republican legislation aimed at defending and strengthening parental rights in public schools. On March 24, House Republicans passed
Mat-Su school book fair features gay romance, coming out, queer fantasy books
A March 23-24 book fair at Teeland Middle School in Wasilla featured books celebrating gay teen romance, LGBTQ activism, queer fantasy and transgender sexual identity. Held in the 6th-through-8th grade school library, the event took place during school hours,
Hundreds of graphic sexual books circulate through Mat-Su school libraries
While the Mat-Su Valley may be a politically and culturally conservative area of Alaska, the school system contains hundreds of highly graphic and extremely sexual books, which are embedded in school libraries across the district. From the elementary level
Safe & Fair: Thanks to Alaska Board of Education for resolution to protect girls’ sports
Many of you have been begging me to file my bill from last year to protect girls’ sports (SB 140). Oh, did I ever want to, because I knew the matter of safety and fairness for all students needed to be settled. But I also knew the Senate President
Breaking down exactly how Alaska funds K-12 education
By Sarah Montalbano – Alaska Policy Forum Understanding K-12 education financing is important for taxpayers to know where their money is going and how it is being used to provide a quality education for Alaska’s children. The “Citizen’s Guide to K-12
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