Who could be against school choice in Alaska?
Alaskans love choice and have lots to celebrate with the many publicly funded schooling options available for our children. We can choose standard public school or various specialized schools. We can accept state funding to join a homeschool charter program
Mat-Su School Board set to vote on policy clarifying parental rights in education
A proposed policy update by the Mat-Su School Board would make it abundantly clear that parents have ultimate authority over the education of their children in public schools. On Jan. 20, the board is scheduled to vote on a proposed update clarifying parental
Kenai Borough Mayor: ‘It’s not government’s role to shut down your business/family’
Kenai’s outspoken borough mayor has had enough of the government ordering citizens around on account of COVID. Mayor Charlie Pierce’s New Year message encourages government leaders across Alaska to “get out of the way and let people live their lives.”
Wasilla High to replace controversial statue with likeness of Chief Wasilla
As part of its rebranding project, Wasilla High School – home of the Warriors – is removing a 12-foot statue that has long been ridiculed for resembling a part of the female anatomy. The “Warrior Within” statue was first unveiled in 2012 and made
8,600 sign petition citing concerns about Anchorage mask mandate for athletes
A petition against Anchorage’s mandate that athletes wear face masks during practices and competitions has now been signed by nearly 9,000 people who say the order “defies a growing body of scientific data about significant negative health effects of
Fairbanks approves LGBTQ class in narrow 4-3 vote
After a year of unprecedented public comment over highly controversial changes to the Fairbanks School District’s curriculum, the final piece of the language arts overhaul was approved by the school board’s liberal majority. The 4-3 vote reflects deep
Fairbanks Schools are methodically undermining traditional values
The Fairbanks School Board is being pressured to approve the final piece in one of the most controversial curriculum overhauls in the history of the Fairbanks North Star Borough. On Tuesday, Nov. 17, the board will consider the last pillar to a language arts
Controversial LGBTQ curriculum back before Fairbanks School board – on election day
Educational bureaucrats who want to see LGBTQ classes introduced in the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District will make another push for their ideologically driven curriculum on election day. On Nov. 3, as Alaskans head to the polls, the Fairbanks
Fairbanks considers ‘mandatory diversity’ training for all school employees
The Fairbanks School Board’s Diversity Committee is recommending that all school district employees be subject to mandatory training in diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). A report to this effect will be delivered by the Diversity Committee to school
Conservatives run up solid election night leads in 7 of 8 Fairbanks races
When polls closed in Fairbanks on Oct. 6, it looked like a conservative revolution was well underway. More than 2,500 absentee and questioned ballots still need to be tallied for the Fairbanks Borough, which begins today and ends Oct. 13. As of election
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