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Mat-Su election results: School board stays solidly conservative – moderate assembly incumbents win

EducationNovember 9, 2022

With 100% of precincts reporting, and roughly 4,100 early and absentee votes yet to be tabulated, here is where the Mat-Su Borough election results from Nov. 8 stand. SCHOOL BOARD It looks like the already conservative Mat-Su School Board has moved a bit more

Activist group wants ‘gender justice’ organizer to push LGBTQ dogma in Alaska Native cultures

CultureNovember 7, 2022

Native Movement, a well-funded, radical LGBTQ activist organization, is looking to hire a “gender justice and healing organizer” to employ “creative strategies” in advancing LGBTQ ideology among Alaska Native communities. Native Movement formed

FACT CHECK: AK Beacon won’t admit that homeschool growth has districts reeling

EducationNovember 4, 2022

Last month, the Alaska Beacon published a long article about the financial woes impacting several large school districts across the state. The writers noted that Fairbanks and Anchorage are closing schools and laying off teachers due to massive budget

Sen. Hughes: Alaska’s Constitutional Convention Question is truly David vs. Goliath

AbortionNovember 2, 2022

Alaskans, I respectfully implore you to recognize that the flood of paid advertisements you’ve been hearing about a state constitutional convention may not be the whole story – and dare I say it is “spinning” the story to protect the power and wealth

Formerly pro-life Bill Walker gets ‘full endorsement’ from radical pro-abortion group

AbortionNovember 1, 2022

Former Alaska Gov. Bill Walker, who for years claimed to be pro-life, has now finished his evolution into a radically pro-abortion candidate. Walker, who’s vying to become Alaska’s governor again, has gradually distanced himself from any meaningful

School choice advocate urges Alaskans to vote for statewide constitutional convention

EducationOctober 31, 2022

Leigh Slone, the founder of Brave Nation and a leading voice for parental rights and school choice in Alaska, is urging her followers to vote for a constitutional convention in order to change the way Alaska chooses judges while opening the door for greater

Why Alaska’s teachers union fears a constitutional convention

EducationOctober 31, 2022

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

Anchorage health teacher tries to get parents’ OK to teach kids gender identity

EducationOctober 24, 2022

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

EducationOctober 21, 2022

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 School Board member raises concern over LGBTQ protocols & land acknowledgment

CultureOctober 19, 2022

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

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