Mat-Su superintendent peddles error-laced crusade against popular homeschool program
Mat-Su School Superintendent Randy Trani is on a mission to fundamentally alter Alaska’s increasingly popular statewide homeschool programs, which currently allow parents the freedom to choose whichever programs they believe will best serve the educational
Trump’s proclamation doubles down on fight for school choice
Tragically, for decades, disastrous Federal education policy led to record-low reading and math scores and out-of-control Government spending. America's Golden Age begins in the classroom. For that reason, I have made it a top priority to expand educational
Alaska bills would give counselors access to gender-confused kids without parent consent
Alaska bills seek to let minors consent to mental health sessions without any parental knowledge. This would include sessions that deal with topics like gender-identity and sexual
Will Alaska’s $272M health award be a feeding frenzy for leftist nonprofits?
Since Alaska’s nonprofit landscape is inundated with hard-leftist entities that will undoubtedly apply for this money, it is critical that Alaska’s health commissioner and the advisory council carefully vet the incoming wave of applications to ensure this
OPINION: Sen. Giessel forsook conservatives and needs a strong challenger in 2026
For years, many in this district supported Senator Cathy Giessel because she presented herself as a conservative voice grounded in common-sense values. Yet time and again, she has chosen to align herself with policies and political alliances that conflict
OPINION: Prophets, geopolitics & defending parent rights in Alaska
The fundamental rights of Alaska parents to guide the upbringing of their children is being violated by hard-left school district activists and Alaska Family Council is preparing legal action to stop
School Choice Expo aims to empower and equip Alaska parents
While the vast majority of Alaska children still attend traditional brick-and-mortar public schools, the landscape is rapidly changing, especially with the rapid rise in home education, charter school enrollment and private educational
National watchdog lists 1,600 sexually explicit books in 80 Alaska schools
For Alaska, the website lists 14 school districts that contain 1,611 sexually explicit books across more than 80 separate
Fixing Alaska education (part 2): We must end our long history of indoctrination
It all comes down to choice and who gets to make it. Will our children be captive to a modern indoctrination system or will they be given the opportunity to learn in a manner consistent with the values of their parents? School vouchers are constitutional and
OPINION: AK lawmakers can no longer claim ignorance about harms of transgender ‘care’
Alaskan Democrat lawmakers, the ACLU and Planned Parenthood have routinely dismissed those concerns even after the State Medical Board unanimously recommended to the Legislature to stop the
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