Why Alaska’s teachers union fears a constitutional convention
Alaska’s government funded education has enjoyed a long ride with very little competition from private schools. The results have proven disastrous with most Alaska children now considered below proficient in basic reading and math. Despite pumping
Non-partisan? Alaska teachers union endorses mostly hard left Democrats
NEA-Alaska, the powerful teachers union that represents the vast majority of public school educators across Alaska, has issued a heavily partisan endorsement guide that fails to include even one known conservative Republican candidate for the Alaska
More than 70% Alaska students fall below ‘proficient’ in reading and math
Alaska’s schools are among the worst performing educational institutions in the nation. According to the latest report from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), Alaska fourth and eighth grade students are near the bottom of the country
Anchorage health teacher tries to get parents’ OK to teach kids gender identity
Mears Middle School, a 7th-8th grade school in Anchorage, will be rolling out its new health class at the end of this month that features sections on “gender identity,” abortion, masturbation and details of how to use condoms and other forms of
A festering problem Anchorage education leaders won’t acknowledge
It’s true that Anchorage is suffering from below-replacement birthrates and a dwindling population of school-age children, but that does not entirely explain why the school district has lost nearly 5,000 students in five years – going from 48,340 in FY17
Anchorage looks to close 6 schools amid enrollment loss & $68M budget gap
Facing dwindling birth rates, declining student enrollment and a massive $68 million budget gap this year, the Anchorage School District is looking at shuttering six elementary schools. Schools on the chopping block are Wonder Park, Northwood, Abbot Loop,
Anchorage School Board member raises concern over LGBTQ protocols & land acknowledgment
Discussions about current transgender bathroom protocols, along with a proposed indigenous land acknowledgement were part of a lively Oct. 18 Anchorage School Board meeting. The lone conservative on the board, Dave Donley, raised concern about a proposed
Parents must be relentless in holding Alaska’s public schools to account
Over the last few days the Alaska Watchman has published several documented reports on how two Fairbanks middle schools are attempting to disseminate radical LGBTQ ideology to 6th-8th grade children. The good news is that both schools have been forced to make
Fairbanks school scrubs website of LGBTQ links following Watchman report
Ryan Middle School in Fairbanks promptly scrubbed its website of all links to LGBTQ material following an Oct. 13 Alaska Watchman report which detailed how the school was using its public resources to encourage 6th-8th graders to question and explore their
Second Fairbanks middle school sparks controversy over LGBTQ offerings
After it was discovered that Fairbanks’ Randy Smith Middle School was preparing to launch an explicitly LGBTQ “explorations” class for 6th-8th grade students during academic instruction time, the school quickly changed the description of the class and
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