Murkowski joins Dems in fighting Trump’s effort to downsize sprawling education dept.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski has, once again, broken with her Republican colleagues – this time to help Democrats maintain the colossal bureaucratic size and scope of the increasingly controversial U.S. Department of
Will a Democrat governor kill Alaska’s participation in the school-choice tax program?
Alaska’s participation in a national school-choice tax incentive program could be in jeopardy if a Democratic candidate is elected
OPINION: LGBTQ Pride parades can’t stop the Truth from marching on
While LGBTQ events and corporations withdrawing sponsorships are in the headlines, the most significant developments are taking place in the
U.S. Education Dept. blasts podcasters who claim homeschool parents are ‘dumb people’
Responding to ultra-liberal podcasters who claim homeschool parents are weird for wanting to direct the education of their children, the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) praised home education as providing “proven
Alaska trains teachers to push students to accept critical race theory, question core values
Alaska’s education department is actively training classroom teachers to serve as left-wing cultural evangelists, pushing controversial beliefs about race, gender and identity on K-12th-grade students, before enlisting them as young
OPINION: Money-hungry Anchorage School District needs a timeout
Alaska districts must deal with declining enrollments and decreased revenue. If that means cutting schools and staff, so be it. There are better education options, and the Legislature should support these instead of continuing to throw money at districts
Report: Despite new initiatives, most Alaska students are still failing
A new document from the Alaska Board of Education paints a sobering picture of persistent and ongoing failures of public education in teaching Alaska students basic reading, writing and arithmetic
Renowned historian’s Independence Day eve talk in Anchorage asks: “Are we still a land of hope?”
In celebration of America’s 250th anniversary, renowned Hillsdale College professor Dr. Wilfred McClay is coming to Anchorage for a free, public lecture titled “Are We Still a Land of
OPINION: Supremes say states can protect girls’ sports from trans athletes – AK needs such a law
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states can protect girls' sports by prohibiting gender confused biological males from competing against them. It's time for Alaska to pass such a
Eagle River effort to break from Anchorage begins key signature gathering phase
The years-long effort by Eagle River and Chugach-area residents to officially break from Anchorage and create a new borough has entered the signature-gathering
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