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
OPINION: Alaska’s education industry uses your money to control the Legislature
Alaska's education industry spends your money, not to improve academic outcomes for students, but to demand more dollars for school districts so pre-approved union contracts can be
Alaska Senate passes bill to ‘normalize’ mental health education
In 19-1 vote, the Alaska State Senate passed a bill on April 10 that seeks to empower educational bureaucrats with the authority to craft and implement mental health guidelines for all public school
OPINION: Fairbanks schools’ $11.4M surplus undercuts funding ‘crisis’ narrative
The Fairbanks School District quietly built healthy reserves, while publicly pushing a narrative of crisis - closed schools, outsourced custodial services, rising class sizes, and staff reductions. Taxpayers were told more money was the only
Controversial school mental health bill set for final vote in Alaska Senate
The Alaska State Senate is set to vote on a bill that critics warn will empower educational bureaucrats with authority to craft mental health guidelines for impressionable students, thereby opening the door for public schools to push topics like gender
Anchorage voters appear unwilling to dump more money into failing public schools
While Anchorage voters appear to have approved a slew of new bonds for roads, parks and public safety, they are sharply divided on whether to increase property taxes and take on nearly $80 million in new school
Lawmakers advance bill to shield AK librarians who offer sexually explicit books to kids
A controversial bill, which aims to provide legal cover for Alaska librarians who distribute sexually explicit material to minors, has advanced out of the Senate Education Committee and awaits its next assignment in the Judiciary
Alaska private and religious education groups can apply for $900K fed. grants
Any Alaska faith-based or private entity, school district, community group or tribal organization located in Alaska and working in partnership with their school and community is eligible to apply for the $900K fed.
OPINION: Alaska homeschoolers oppose bill that could destroy school choice
Alaska’s Senate Education Committee held its first hearing on Senate Bill 277 on March 18, with parents from across Alaska submitting written and oral testimony strongly opposing the bill. They warned that SB 277 will destroy the flexible homeschool options
Alaska bill targets homeschoolers, undermines parents, centralizes control
SB 277 is a clear shift away from Alaska’s nationally recognized model of educational freedom toward centralized, traditional schooling that limits parental
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