Amid failing students and eroded public trust, Anchorage Superintendent is quitting
After four tumultuous years leading the Anchorage School District, Superintendent Jharrett Bryantt announced he is quitting his post in early 2027 for a fresh start as superintendent of Alexandria City Schools in Virginia - his third superintendent gig in
Fairbanks polls close at 8 p.m. on Oct. 6. Here’s a list of candidates who back conservative values
Alaska Family Action released its 2026 Values Voter Guide for Fairbanks-area races, asking candidates for City Council, Borough Assembly and School Board where they stand on parental rights, sex-specific restrooms and locker rooms, controversial library
Enrollment freefall plagues most Kenai schools, but homeschool surges
The equivalent of an entire elementary school worth of students is missing from the Kenai Borough School District’s fall enrollment
Parental rights group posts ‘Back to School Checklist’ to hold schools accountable
In an effort to defend parental rights and keep political ideology and activism out of public schools, a national grassroots organization has just published its “Back to School Checklist” to empower parents to take control of their children’s
Anchorage Superintendent blames lack of ‘trust’ after voters reject school spending measures
Superintendent Bryantt's reflections failed to address many of the main criticisms that are driving students and parents away from the district and into homeschool and private education
Concerned Fairbanks parents launch petition to pause LGBTQ History Month in schools
Hundreds of concerned Fairbanks parents and community members have signed a newly launched online petition asking Superintendent Luke Meinert to pause all classroom and school-level implementation of a controversial resolution by the school board, which
Fairbanks School Board abuses consent agenda to impose LGBTQ dogma on students
The Fairbanks School Board didn’t want to hear from its constituents before unanimously voting to approve a resolution that establishes October as LGBTQ History Month throughout the school
OPINION: South Kenai voters mustn’t fall for deceptive tax-and-spend liberal in sheep’s clothing
Kenai voters have a clear choice: The tax-and-spend liberal Brent Johnson, who supports every plank of the Democrat Party, or the solutions-oriented, freedom-defending conservative Sarah
Fairbanks looks to push radical LGBTQ agenda on students throughout October
The Fairbanks School Board, now firmly controlled by hard-leftist members, is set to vote on a resolution that would call on all local schools to officially celebrate and actively promote LGBTQ History Month throughout all of
State invites drag queen to alert Alaska teachers about ‘grooming tactics’
Alaska’s Education Department is organizing a conference that includes a featured talk by a man best known for his controversial drag queen performances in front of young children and throughout Anchorage’s gay bar
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