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Athletic board bans Alaska students from competition unless they submit to weekly COVID tests

EducationApril 21, 2021

High school soccer players and wrestlers are now compelled to take mandatory COVID tests each week in order to play high school sports. The decision comes down from the Alaska School Activities Association board of directors. On April 12, the executive board

Private homeschool convention seeks to equip and empower Alaska parents

EducationApril 21, 2021

The annual Alaska Statewide Homeschool Convention is back. Hosted by Alaska Private and Home Educators Association (APHEA), the event is the largest gathering of independent homeschoolers in the state, families that choose to forgo state programs to maximize

OPINION: Anchorage parent urges school board to reject critical race theory in classrooms

EducationApril 5, 2021

After listening to hours of work sessions, board meetings and both townhalls hosted by the Anchorage School District last month, I do not support the proposed policies on anti-racism and instructional equity which are being considered by the Anchorage School

Murkowski votes to confirm transgender HHS nominee who backs cross-sex hormones for kids

FamilyMarch 24, 2021

Sen. Lisa Murkowski was one of just two Republicans who joined every single Democrat in voting on March 24 to confirm transgender man, Rachel Levine, as the Assistant Secretary at the Dept. of Health and Human Services. Murkowski was joined by fellow liberal

Planned Parenthood urges Anchorage to elect pro-abortion school board that backs radical LGBT/sex-ed agenda

AbortionMarch 18, 2021

Planned Parenthood has a vested interest in making sure the Anchorage School Board is stacked with pro-abortion members who back radical sex education and the advance of the LGBTQ agenda in local schools. The head of Planned Parenthood in Alaska issued a

Anchorage School Board candidates’ views on parent rights, curriculum debates, low test scores, sex-ed, gender ID

AbortionMarch 17, 2021

Anchorage education is in crisis. Test scores are dismal, many students are struggling with school closures and virtual classrooms, and radical social ideologies are creeping into the curriculum. The Watchman sent a survey to each candidate running for school

Conference will train AK librarians to advance radical identity politics

EducationMarch 15, 2021

If the topics and speakers for the upcoming Alaska Library Association Conference are any indication, local librarians are being strategically trained and recruited to advance a litany of hard-left cultural and political aims. The Alaska Library Association

Who could be against school choice in Alaska?

EducationJanuary 28, 2021

Alaskans love choice and have lots to celebrate with the many publicly funded schooling options available for our children. We can choose standard public school or various specialized schools. We can accept state funding to join a homeschool charter program

Mat-Su School Board set to vote on policy clarifying parental rights in education

EducationJanuary 19, 2021

A proposed policy update by the Mat-Su School Board would make it abundantly clear that parents have ultimate authority over the education of their children in public schools. On Jan. 20, the board is scheduled to vote on a proposed update clarifying parental

Court ruling may doom Anchorage’s ban on LGBTQ counseling

AbortionNovember 24, 2020

Last week, the 11th Circuit struck down a South Florida ban against counseling that help youth overcome unwanted same-sex attraction or gender confusion. The court ruled that the constitutionally guaranteed free speech rights of counselors were violated. The

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