Alaska’s public schools have no business fomenting student political dissent
When school-day political walkouts become recurring instruments of pressure on elected officials, and when those actions arise within an educational environment surrounded by powerful institutional actors advancing the same policy objectives, a dangerous
Will Alaska’s justices ban recognition of biological sex in schools?
The Alaska Supreme Court is considering a case regarding transgender identity that could have enormous consequences for parents and
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
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
New policy lets qualified Mat-Su teachers and staff conceal carry in schools
In an effort to increase student safety across the Mat-Su School District, trained and qualified teachers, board members and school employees members will be permitted to carry concealed weapons in Mat-Su schools, after the board passed a new resolution on
Kenai’s standard gov’t schools report mounting losses while homeschool surges
If the last few enrollment reports from the Kenai School District are any indication, correspondence and homeschooling appear to be the future of public
Alaska Legislature passes leftist-inspired student mental health bill
Student mental health initiatives, such as SB 41, have been criticized for fostering explicit support for LGBTQ+ acceptance, affirmation, and related topics as part of addressing youth well-being, equity, and
Alaska school board assoc. director claims homeschoolers need more oversight
Lon Garrison, who serves as executive director of the influential Alaska Association of School Boards (AASB), thinks Alaska’s nearly 24,000 correspondence students require more state oversight, testing and
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