Sen. Tobin doubles down in push to flood school budgets without added accountability
Sen. Loki Tobin (D-Anchorage) is doubling down in objecting to the idea of holding Alaska’s public schools accountable for any increases they may receive in educational spending. Tobin is one of several lawmakers in the Democratic-controlled Senate who are
Dunleavy bill looks to empower Alaska parents against schools’ LGBTQ agenda
Gov. Mike Dunleavy has introduced a bill for the Alaska Legislature which would amend state education statutes to strengthen parental rights over their children’s education. The bill aims to create stronger notification and consent requirements to empower
OPINION: Alaska must stop handing school districts a blank check without accountability
By Sarah Montalbano – Alaska Policy Forum Total spending per Alaska K-12 student was more than $18,000 in 2020 — 35% more than the national average, and that doesn’t count millions of dollars in COVID-19 relief and some other related funds. That
OPINION: Alaska Needs More Workers
By Quinn Townsend – Alaska Policy Forum Governor Dunleavy recently announced that most state jobs will no longer require a four-year college degree due to workforce needs. He said, “Today people can gain knowledge, skills and abilities through
Alaska Senate bill would mandate LGBTQ-infused sex classes in all public school
Alaska Senate Bill 43 would require all public schools to teach a whole host of highly controversial sexual topics. Sponsored by hard left Democrat Senators Elvi Gray Jackson, Forrest Dunbar and Loki Tobin, the bill gives schools a way to bypass parental
Misplaced priority? Teachers make up just 42% of Alaska school district employees
By Sarah Montalbano – Alaska Policy Forum Alaska’s teachers are outnumbered by other staff in all but seven school districts. For every four teachers in Alaska, there are five staff members performing functions peripheral to the business of teaching
Court ruling may give Anchorage School Board pause in barring parents from testifying against sex books
In a case that resembles what happened to an Anchorage man who was recently silenced during an Anchorage School Board meeting, a Georgia-based parental rights group has won a federal First Amendment case against a school district that barred parents from
Alaska deaths outpace births by widest margin since 1951
Alaska’s natural population increase, which is births minus deaths, has fallen to its lowest level since 1951. This is expected to translate into a dramatic decline in the overall school age population, alongside a sharp rise in the number of senior
Is the Anchorage School District breaking the law by offering graphic sex books to kids
Under the guise of “free access to information” the Anchorage School District has allowed its school librarians to order and display books for minors which depict or describe graphic scenes of sexual intercourse, masturbation and oral and anal sex. The
Research suggests Alaska should not simply advance failing readers to the next grade
By Quinn Townsend – Alaska Policy Forum Ten years ago, Mississippi implemented a statewide early literacy policy similar to the Alaska Reads Act enacted here in 2022. One controversial portion of both bills is a retention requirement — in Mississippi, if
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