OPINION: Are Alaska’s latest reading reforms another flash in the educational pan?
This is the fundamental problem with Alaska’s approach: we implement pieces of successful reforms and then act surprised when the results never materialize. Structured literacy isn’t a one-time course correction - it’s an
Groups that illegally aid in mutilation of gender-confused kids banned from student loan forgiveness program
A “gender affirming care” database published by Planned Parenthood includes a number of Alaska-based medical providers, hospitals and nonprofit groups that promote and engage in transgender medical
Despite better reading scores, school administrators want to ditch Alaska Reads Act
A group representing Alaska’s public school principals wants lawmakers to eliminate a bi-partisan law that has resulted in markedly improved reading skills for K-3rd grade students over the past couple of
Mat-Su voters strengthen conservative majorities on Assembly & School Board, reject fuel tax
A small fraction of registered Mat-Su Borough voters took time to cast ballots for the Nov. 4 election. Those who did decidedly rejected a proposed 7-cents/gallon fuel tax and approved property tax exemptions for seniors and disabled veterans. They also
UAA’s new College of Health dean is a former senior CDC official who marched in lockstep with Dr. Fauci
The new head of the College of Health for the University of Alaska Anchorage is a divisive national figure who marched in lockstep with Dr. Anthony Fauci to push a wide array of controversial Covid protocols such as universal masking, shuttering churches,
Fairbanks district loses another 589 students, many opting for homeschool
The standard, brick and mortar government education model continues to decline in Fairbanks, where the school district is reporting the loss of another 589 students this
Kenai homeschooling surges while most other schools below projection
While the overall student population is declining in the Kenai Peninsula School District, homeschooling is bursting at the
EDITORIAL: Will Mat-Su stay conservative? A tiny fraction of voters will decide
Of the nearly 100,000 registered voters in the Mat-Su Borough, roughly 10,000 to 15,000 will likely decide who gets to enact local laws, craft school policy and shape the political landscape in the coming
Top Alaska lawmakers urged to audit state education for systemic corruption
This is a call for a top-to-bottom legal review of state education policies, from hiring and DEI mandates to athletic and facility access rules, asking every state to conduct legal housekeeping to restore trust and
OPINION: Two Homer meetings reveal stark liberal/conservative divide
Two recent meetings illustrate the political divide in Homer, AK, and in our country. On one side, liberals want to continue to run things their way and are angry with those who disagree. On the other side, conservatives are abandoning failed policies of the
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