Alaska lawmakers to hear testimony on bills that restrict homeschool allotment spending
In response to the April 12 ruling by Anchorage Superior Court Judge Adolf Zeman, which effectively gutted Alaska’s unique correspondence/homeschool programs for roughly 24,000 students, state lawmakers are considering two bills aimed at preserving parts
‘Gun Tote’n Momas’: Anchorage outdoor store to host women’s conceal carry purse class
“If you’re going to carry in a purse, you need to know two things: how to safely draw it without muzzling yourself, and since it will take a little bit of time to make the draw, you need to have situational
OFF GRID: 1st Annual Alaska Homestead Expo kicks off this weekend in Mat-Su
Alaskans who have an interest in learning traditional skills like raising and butchering livestock, food preservation, making and using natural fibers, living off-grid, feeding their family from a homegrown garden or orchard have a golden opportunity to gain
OPINION: Soviet-style control of art and media is not so foreign as you might think
Then, socialist realism was seen as the means of educating people; so, any deviance was often punishable by the Soviet Secret Police with varying harsh
OPINION: 33 Alaska House members fail to grasp that grand juries are independent
Alaska Grand Juries are separate from are separate other branches of government and so should not be limited in their selection of a special prosecutor to someone that is employed by or hired by another branch of
New rules impose radical gender ideology on schools that accept federal education funds
Girls and women will no longer have any sex-separated bathrooms, locker rooms, housing accommodations, or other educational programs. Women’s sports are likely endangered
EDITORIAL: In Alaska’s school choice showdown, Gov. Dunleavy says the quiet part aloud
The reality is that the old guard detests the homeschool and private school movement, which so many more parents have embraced over the past few
Gov. Dunleavy may issue ‘educational dividends’ to combat court ruling that guts state homeschool programs
Gov. Mike Dunleavy is prepared to fight for the ability of Alaskan parents to access a publicly-funded homeschool education for their children, including the ability to purchase courses and instruction from private and religious institutions and
Attorneys blast ‘incredibly disappointing’ ruling that guts Alaska’s correspondence program
The legal group defending the rights of parents to use state educational allotments to purchase instructional courses and classes at private institutions has vowed to appeal an April 12 lower court decision to the Alaska Supreme
Despite court ruling, Alaska correspondence kids to finish out year while case is appealed
In the aftermath of a court ruling that struck down the entirety of Alaska’s popular state-funded correspondence and homeschool programs, Alaska’s education commissioner said students enrolled in these programs will be able to finish out the year
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