Despite sharp decline in student population, Anchorage Assembly seeks $62M in new school bond debt
While Anchorage has lost more than 6,000 students over the past two decades, the Anchorage Assembly wants area taxpayers to approve a $62-million-dollar bond package to construct, renovate, and plan new school building projects. At the Dec. 19 Assembly
Alaska seeks to lower standards for students to be deemed ‘proficient’ in math & reading
With lowered expectations, Alaska's new proposal could classify more students as academically “proficient” without actually raising their overall
State health specialist urges Alaska schools to implement mental health plan laced with DEI, CRT & LGBTQ agendas
State health specialist urges Alaska schools to implement mental health plan laced with DEI, CRT & LGBTQ
Mat-Su School Board chooses father of nine to fill vacant seat
The Mat-Su School Board selected 21-year Alaskan and father of nine children, Anthony Pitcher, to fill the vacant school board seat.
Radical Juneau School Board looks for ways to skirt new state regulations on transgender athletes
Radical Juneau School Board looks for ways to skirt new state regulations on transgender
Data shows Alaska students’ performance in steady decline since 2009
Data shows Alaska students’ performance is in steady
Wasilla Library classifies all 2,000 teen books as ‘adult’ amid controversy over sexual content
Wasilla Library classifies all 2,000 teen books as ‘adult’ amid controversy over sexual
Pro-life director among 9 candidates vying to fill vacant Mat-Su school board seat
Pro-life director among 9 candidates vying to fill vacant Mat-Su school board
ANALYSIS: How we fund Alaska education matters more than how much we spend
Simply increasing the overall budget for education is not sufficient to improve outcomes; it is essential to target effective initiatives and expand access to options that do more with less, such as correspondence schools and charter
Alaska AG puts schools, libraries on notice regarding sexualization of minors
Alaska school districts and libraries that disseminate sexualized content, pornographic books or controversial sex-education material to minors have been officially put on notice by Attorney General Treg
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