These are bad faith negotiators. At a time when Alaska finds itself starving on many levels, the education system has decided to strike while the iron is hot and take a giant bite out of the apple while the rest of us sit around and watch it being eaten. How
Members of the minority Alaska Senate Republican Caucus say they are open to increasing education funding across the board, including for homeschoolers and charter schools, so long as the Democrat-controlled majority agrees to pass meaningful education
As expected, the battle has resumed over whether Alaska’s growing homeschool population can utilize state-funded correspondence programs to access educational goods and services provided at private and religious entities. Last summer, the Alaska Supreme
With increased homeschooling, fewer schools and fewer teachers would be needed. If the state could shift more students out of public schools, it could give the students an education of their choice and save money at the same
This week I expect much of my focus to be on policy and funding discussions to help our students and teachers achieve better outcomes as we move forward. Governor Dunleavy held a lengthy press conference on the topic late last week, and I agree that it is our
Facing rapidly declining enrollment, poor student test results and a growing number of families who have opted to leave standard public schooling for homeschool, the Fairbanks School District is set to permanently shutter five schools. The school board will
Of the 19 judges who are up for election this year, none have generated the heated controversy and opposition that surrounds Anchorage Superior Court Judge Adolf Zeman – the man who issued a ruling this past April which struck down the state’s popular