FAILING GRADE: 2/3 of Alaska students still can’t pass reading, math, science
The latest state and national assessments of Alaska’s public school students reveal that the failure to teach basic reading, math and science is a continuing and chronic
OPINION: Anchorage teachers’ union is squeezing district for $69M pay hike
The Anchorage School District has come to an impasse in its contract negotiations with the Anchorage Education Association. The district has negotiated in good faith with the teachers’ union for nine months without reaching an agreement. Both have agreed on
OPINION: 2 more innocent women killed as leftist ideology devolves into horror
27 of the 30 worst cities for crime in this country are run by Democrats. It may be that they have enacted policies lenient to criminals in an effort to equalize social justice. However, you do not atone for the sins of the past by sacrificing the youth of
OPINION: Plan to link Alaska’s Permanent Fund accounts is all about growing govt. spending
Changing Alaska's Permanent Fund structure to provide a stable revenue source for the state is a mistake. It hurts the fund, and it hurts the rest of us who don’t depend on government for a
WORD GAMES? – Univ. of Alaska says removing DEI policy will have no ‘practical’ impact
WORD GAMES? - University of Alaska says removing DEI policy will have no ‘practical’ impact on its current
LAST GASP? Homer’s geriatric libs protest on Labor Day, as they head for extinction
Young people are rejecting the political left and returning to more traditional values. It appears that liberalism is a dying
Conservative Sitka man suffers concussion, broken bones at radical leftist protest
A protester at a leftist rally in Sitka was charged with two felony assaults counts, theft, criminal mischief and robbery, which occurred during an Aug. 30 demonstration that resulted in one peaceful conservative-counter protester being admitted to the local
Glen Biegel: Unpacking the left’s disdain for prayer and love of gun control
Jenn Psaki and many millions of poorly educated believers and non-believers tell us to stop praying. Praying is not an action, and we need action. We need control. The appeal to God is not control
Anchorage School District seeks to skirt Trump ban on DEI grants by ‘reframing’ content
Anchorage School District officials are coaching potential grant writers to “reframe” all “equity or DEI components” in classes or programs that seek federal grants under the Trump
Univ. of Alaska looks to nix DEI/Affirmative Action verbiage from policy
Thanks to President Trump’s actions to end so-called “diversity, equity and inclusion” mandates imposed by Biden, as well as lingering Affirmative Action programs that date back decades, the University of Alaska’s Board of Regents is poised to strike
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