OPINION: Spending bill would let Alaska schools reap what they did not sow
These are bad faith negotiators. At a time when Alaska finds itself starving on many levels, the education system has decided to strike while the iron is hot and take a giant bite out of the apple while the rest of us sit around and watch it being eaten. How
LETTER: Mental health bill violates Alaska parental rights, feeds transgender industry
Gender dysphoria is a mental illness. Every effort in conjunction with the support of parents should be made to help children feel comfortable in the bodies they were born with. Instead, the counseling network SB90 proposes to legitimize leads children into
Parents empowered to report DEI violations in local schools
In an effort to end discrimination rooted in divisive DEI indoctrination, the U.S. Department of Education has launched EndDEI.Ed.Gov, a public portal for parents, students, teachers, and the broader community to submit reports of discrimination based on race
Mat-Su School Board aims to ban revealing, vulgar & racist student clothing
In an effort address inappropriate student clothing, the Mat-Su School Board is considering a revision to the district’s dress code to specifically ban revealing, racist, sexually suggestive and vulgar clothing and
GOP lawmakers blast Alaska Dems’ scheme to advance fattened education budget
In what Republican lawmakers are calling an “affront to precedence,” Democratic state legislators in the House have unilaterally moved a massive education spending bill out of committee in order to fast-track its passage. On Feb. 19, the House Democrat
Alaska’s Senate GOP caucus is open to larger education budget if Dems agree to reforms
Members of the minority Alaska Senate Republican Caucus say they are open to increasing education funding across the board, including for homeschoolers and charter schools, so long as the Democrat-controlled majority agrees to pass meaningful education
Wasteful spending? ‘Snow School’ program for Anchorage students linked to climate activism
In preparation for a recent Anchorage School District elementary school field trip identified as “Snow School,” parents received “Assumption of Risk and Liability Release” forms from an entity identifying itself as KMTA. Businesses need to protect
BUDGET CRISIS? Anchorage superintendent aims to grow DEI budget, while eliminating sports
While Anchorage School District Superintendent Jharrett Bryantt has spent considerable time publicly complaining about an “ongoing financial crisis” and a $100 million deficit, his proposed budget for the upcoming school year seeks a 20% increase to boost
Fairbanks votes to close 3 of 5 schools that were on chopping block
Amid declining enrollment, dismal student achievement results and a growing number of families who have chosen to leave standard public schooling, the Fairbanks School District voted on Feb. 4 to permanently shutter three of five schools that were under
Ed. choice allies to AK lawmakers: Don’t dump more money into failing schools without reforms
Some of Alaska’s leading voices on educational choice and parental rights have written letters to Alaska lawmakers urging them to oppose House Bill 69, which seeks to direct hundreds of millions of public dollars into the state education budget, but without
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