Citizen led committee set to restore accountability in Mat-Su school libraries
The concerted effort to address book controversies in Mat-Su school libraries took a leap forward on Aug. 2 with the school board approving members to serve on a citizens’ library advisory committee. The board also voted to enact a new library policy
Mat-Su School Board set to curtail sexual content and social activism in school libraries
As part of an ongoing overhaul of policies intended to boost parental rights, curtail teacher activism, reign in explicit sex education and restrict the use of LGBTQ pronouns in public schools, the Mat-Su School Board is set to vote on a new library policy at
Mat-Su School Board to choose citizens for new library committee
In an effort to address widespread controversy over sexually charged books in school libraries, the Mat-Su School Board is set to vote on seven people who have been nominated to serve on the newly formed Library Citizens Advisory Committee. The school board
WEBINAR: Anchorage families have options after school district restricts use of correspondence funds
Many concerned Anchorage families are wondering what they can do after the Anchorage School District decided to severely restrict how residents utilize correspondence allotment funds for the upcoming academic year. In particular, school-choice advocates are
Anchorage School District restricts use of homeschool funds for private education
In a move that could inspire many more homeschooling families to drop out of the already rapidly shrinking Anchorage School District, school officials have decided to clamp down on families that utilize homeschool allotment funds to send their children to
Ketchikan City council deems teen sex book ‘pervasively vulgar’ and ‘unsuitable’ for library’s youth section
Two weeks after narrowly voting to keep a graphic teen sex book in the youth section of the local library, the Ketchikan City Council voted 4-3 to override the head librarian and move the book to the adult section. In their July 6 vote the majority of the
Radical librarians’ network includes scores of Alaskans
A national library network that encourages librarians to push scandalous books to children without parental knowledge has scores of Alaska librarians within its ranks. Library 2.0 is a massive organization that includes thousands of librarians from across the
Split city council vote lets Ketchikan Library keep graphic teen sex book in youth section
A split, 4-3, city council vote allows the Ketchikan Library to keep a highly graphic teen sex book in the youth section of the
Alaska parental rights advocates labeled as ‘hate groups’ by leftist Southern Poverty Law Center
Alaska parental rights advocates are labeled as ‘hate groups’ by the hard leftist Southern Poverty Law
Ketchikan library’s refusal to move teen sex book prompts special city council meeting on June 22
Ketchikan library’s refusal to move teen sex book prompts special city council meeting on June
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