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Amid ongoing book wars Mat-Su School Board establishes citizen library committee

EducationMay 25, 2023

In the wake of heated controversy surrounding a host of sexually-charge books which students have access to in Mat-Su school libraries, the Mat-Su School Board voted on May 24 to establish a new Library Citizens Advisory Committee. School Board Members Kathy

Anchorage Library Board will attempt to address teen book on anal sex/porn after chief librarian claims it’s ‘appropriate’

CrimeMay 17, 2023

Anchorage’s new chief librarian, Virginia McClure, doesn’t see a problem with young teens reading library books that include graphic instructions on how to have anal sex, explore sexual fantasies and gender identities, create their own personal digital

Court blocks Anchorage-like law in Florida that bans counseling for kids with unwanted same-sex attraction

FeaturedMay 15, 2023

The City of Tampa recently forked over nearly $1 million in a legal settlement after a U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a city ordinance banning “talk therapy” for minors with unwanted same-sex attraction was unconstitutional. The $950,000

OPINON: The harder schools fight against your values, the worse off your kids will be

EducationMay 14, 2023

Before I discuss schools, let’s cover some “forbidden topics”. I have a good family culture, one worth defending. I want my kids to be supported in choosing that. Further, I want my kids to remain children for a good while. I don’t want

ACLU trains activists to fight Mat-Su’s effort to remove graphic sexual books from schools

EducationMay 12, 2023

Not only does Alaska ACLU want gender-confused biological males to have access to girls’ showers, dressing rooms and sports teams, but they are also now actively organizing and training hard-left activists to oppose the Mat-Su School Districts effort to

More Alaska teachers who want to hide students’ LGBTQ identities from parents

EducationMay 9, 2023

It’s been a few weeks since these testimonies were delivered to the Alaska Legislature, but we believe it’s important to let Alaskans know exactly which public school teachers oppose parental rights in education. Ever since Gov. Mike Dunleavy introduced

OPINION: Alaska’s standardized test labels can mislead parents on students’ performance

EducationMay 1, 2023

By Sarah Montalbano – Alaska Policy Forum The Alaska System of Academic Readiness (AK STAR) assessment, administered for the first time in the spring of 2022 to Alaskan K-12 students, promises continuity with mid-year assessments and less testing time —

AK conference equips librarians to thwart parental objections to drag queens and sexualized youth books

EducationApril 28, 2023

Drag queens, gender-fluidity, sex-themed youth books and difficulties with conservative parents were prominent topics at the annual Alaska Library Association’s conference late last month in Fairbanks. Community and school librarians gathered from across

OPINION: If Chugach/Eagle River secedes from Anchorage we can strengthen parental rights in education

EducationApril 26, 2023

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 is to create a small government that can better deliver essential

Librarians plot to undermine Mat-Su’s school library book review committee

EducationApril 25, 2023

In the wake of mounting controversy over highly sexualized and extremely graphic books available to children in Mat-Su school libraries, the district is now on the cusp of assembling a parent-heavy book review committee to determine which titles are unfit for

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