Alaska school districts are sitting on $242 million in unspent Covid funds
By Sarah Montalbano – Alaska Policy Forum The state of Alaska published the Alaska K–12 Education COVID-19 Federal Relief Funding Dashboard to make transparent how much federal COVID-19 relief funding school districts received and how the
Rep. Peltola claims parental rights bill is a ‘threat’ to children
Alaska sole representative in Congress Rep. Mary Peltola joined her fellow voting Democrats in a failed effort to block Republican legislation aimed at defending and strengthening parental rights in public schools. On March 24, House Republicans passed
Mat-Su school book fair features gay romance, coming out, queer fantasy books
A March 23-24 book fair at Teeland Middle School in Wasilla featured books celebrating gay teen romance, LGBTQ activism, queer fantasy and transgender sexual identity. Held in the 6th-through-8th grade school library, the event took place during school hours,
Hundreds of graphic sexual books circulate through Mat-Su school libraries
While the Mat-Su Valley may be a politically and culturally conservative area of Alaska, the school system contains hundreds of highly graphic and extremely sexual books, which are embedded in school libraries across the district. From the elementary level
Safe & Fair: Thanks to Alaska Board of Education for resolution to protect girls’ sports
Many of you have been begging me to file my bill from last year to protect girls’ sports (SB 140). Oh, did I ever want to, because I knew the matter of safety and fairness for all students needed to be settled. But I also knew the Senate President
Breaking down exactly how Alaska funds K-12 education
By Sarah Montalbano – Alaska Policy Forum Understanding K-12 education financing is important for taxpayers to know where their money is going and how it is being used to provide a quality education for Alaska’s children. The “Citizen’s Guide to K-12
Board of Education urges Alaska to protect integrity of girls sports from biological males
In an effort to ensure fairness is girls’ sports, the seven-member Alaska State Board of Education has unanimously passed a resolution urging the Alaska School Activities Association (ASAA) to create regulations that explicitly provide for a female-only
Calling all parents: If there was ever a time to support Gov. Dunleavy, it’s now.
Gov Dunleavy’s newly proposed legislation (Senate Bill 96 and House Bill 105) is a long overdue step towards protecting our kids in the public school system and the rights of their parents. In the last several years, the schools have acted as though the
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