OPINION: Why aren’t more Alaskans stepping up to defend the parental rights bill?
On March 30, I waited about an hour and a half to testify in support of Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s parental rights in education bill (House Bill 105), which would bar public schools from hiding a child’s sexual identity or health records from parents, while
Another round of public testimony set for Alaska parental rights bill
Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s parental rights bill is set for what should be another round of contentious testimony on Monday, April 24, in the House Education Committee. Major hardline leftist groups like Planned Parenthood, ACLU, Identity and others have marshaled
OPINION: If Chugiak/Eagle River secedes from Anchorage we’ll have better schools (part 1)
Editor’s note: EaglExit is a growing grassroots movement of Chugiak/Eagle River residents who are working to formally secede from Anchorage to create a new independent borough. The aim to create a small government that can better deliver essential
Mat-Su School District seeks parents to serve on new library book review board
In the wake of rising public awareness about overtly sexual books in Mat-Su school libraries, the Mat-Su School District is taking steps to both remove problematic books and ensure they don’t crop up in the future. Following a controversial school book
Will Anchorage School District keep its promises after revoking Family Partnership School’s charter?
At the April 3 Anchorage School Board meeting the board supported Superintendent Jharrett Bryantt’s recommendation to revoke the charter of Family Partnership Charter School (FPCS) and transition it to a correspondence school. After hours of testimony by
On April 13 Alaskans can weigh in on parental rights/sex-ed bill
There will be a public comment hearing for the proposed parental rights bill introduced by Gov. Mike Dunleavy. On April 13, at 5:15 p.m., the public will have a chance to weigh in on House Bill 105, which would bar public schools from hiding a child’s
Mat-Su revamps protocols to protect students in wake of controversial school book fair
Mat-Su schools that plan to host book fairs in which private vendors sell materials to children and parents, must now first provide parents with a list of the books on display. Additionally, parents must be notified two weeks prior to the fair so they have
ON RECORD: 21 Alaska educators who don’t want parents to know of LGBTQ/sex-ed agenda
On rare occasion do Alaska public school educators openly air a distain for conservative parents, religious values or traditional views of morality and human sexuality. The nearly 400 pages of public testimony submitted on House Bill 105, however, provides a
Golovin school principal backs Gov. Dunleavy’s bill to protect parental rights in Alaska
Alan Davis, principal of Martin L. Olson School in Golovin, is one of the few public school educators to voiced strong support Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s bill aimed at strengthening parental rights and baring public schools from hiding a child’s sexual
School Board Assoc. director dismisses critics who point out Alaska’s dismal student test scores
Lon Garrison, who serves as executive director of the influential Alaska Association of School Boards, recently posted a sharply worded column in which he blasts those who note that dismal standardized test scores are objective evidence that Alaska’s public
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