Fairbanks set to cut 70 teachers amid mass exodus from public schools
Facing a dramatic and continuing decline in student enrollment, the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District voted earlier this month to shutter three elementary schools. Now, it is set to eliminate nearly 70 full-time teacher positions for next year.
Advancing parental rights in Alaska is an uphill battle we must fight
There is no doubt we’re engaged in a worldview battle in our public schools, both here in Alaska and across the nation. Walk into any one of them and you’re likely to see a rainbow flag on nearly every teacher’s office signifying solidarity
Alaska parental rights group to host event on ‘rethinking sex education’
A conservative parental rights groups in Anchorage is hosting an event entitled “Rethinking Sex Education.” The Feb. 26 event is being sponsored by Alaska Parents’ Rights in Education along with the pro-life Community Pregnancy Center based in
Planned Parenthood activists help shape Alaska’s mandated youth sex-ed classes
Planned Parenthood, the largest provider of abortions in Alaska, claims it recently participated in a contract with the state to review and provide feedback on the Alaska Safe Children’s Act curriculum, a mandatory course taught to all public school
State organizes AK health summit including pro-abortion and LGBTQ activists
The Alaska Division of Public Health is helping organize a health conference in February that includes Planned Parenthood abortion activists and at least one radical youth educator who pushes drag-queen themes, gender confusion and explicit sexual instruction
Dr. Zink to lead national group that pushes vax mandates, state surveillance of citizens
In 2019, Gov. Mike Dunleavy appointed Dr. Anne Zink to serve as Alaska’s chief medical officer, advising him on how to create and implement medical policy across the state. This coming March, she is about to vastly expand her influence when she takes over
Tonight: Alaskans mobilize to fight for parental rights in schools
An article in the Washington Post recently made this bold statement, “Parents claim they have the right to shape their kids’ school curriculum. They do not.” The October article asserts that the current movement of citizens pushing for parental rights
Nov. 15 meeting aims to enlist Alaskans to defend parental rights in schools
Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson is the featured speaker at an upcoming gathering hosted by Alaska Parental Rights in Education. Part of a larger national network, the Alaska chapter is dedicated to mobilizing and equipping parents to defend their fundamental
Former sex-ed teacher says deceptive material harms kids
As a former so-called “comprehensive” sex-education teacher, I have come to understand that there are two major hindrances for young people in the area of sexual decision making. First, youth lack an appreciation of their intrinsic
Fairbanks school board ‘humiliated’ by district’s request to teach graphic sex-ed
Thanks to a 2016 state law, Alaska school districts must get approval from local school boards before they can teach new sex education material to children. On Oct. 19, the Fairbanks School District asked school board members to green light curriculum
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