Head of Alaska School Board Assoc. defends failing schools, demands more money
Despite the fact that most Alaska students are failing reading and math and state test scores are some of the very worst in the nation, the head of the Alaska Association of School Boards (AASB) is lavishing thanksgiving and praise on Alaska’s failed public
OPINION: Alaska GOP must reflect values of growing conservative young-adult base
Alaska's GOP should resist the temptation to moderate its pro-family, pro-faith platform in an attempt to appeal to young voters broadly. The data demonstrate that young Trump supporters already embrace family-oriented values rooted in religious conviction;
Alaska’s newly revitalized Turning Point chapter at UAA to hold first meeting Oct. 2
Fresh off of a moving vigil in honor of Charlie Kirk, the newly revitalized Turning Point USA chapter at the University of Alaska Anchorage is set to hold its first organizational meeting on Oct.
UAA prof who trains future AK principals airs vulgar mockery of conservatives and Trump
The woman in charge of training the next generation of Alaska’s public school principals at UAA has expressed an intense animosity for Trump and a host of conservative values held by many
BOB BIRD: False compassion leads to greater suffering
We suffer from false compassion - calling unnatural things, natural, and making a pitiable, yet treatable psychosis, into a “new
Anchorage School District seeks to skirt Trump ban on DEI grants by ‘reframing’ content
Anchorage School District officials are coaching potential grant writers to “reframe” all “equity or DEI components” in classes or programs that seek federal grants under the Trump
GLEN BIEGEL: What really matters in the crowded race for Alaska governor?
Glen Biegel takes an early looks at the crowded field running for Alaska
Your Child, Your Choice – Alaska school choice expo set for July 12
The "Your Child...Your Choice!" Education Expo is a fantastic opportunity for families eager to explore diverse education options for their
Feds launch rapid response team to protect girls’ sports from trans agenda
“To all the entities that continue to allow men to compete in women’s sports and use women’s intimate facilities: there’s a new sheriff in town,” U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon warned on April 4. “We will not allow you to get away with
OPINION: Innovative new school is a way out of Alaska’s educational failure
New Alaska school will provide an education focused on classical studies, including Arithmetic, Grammar, Logic, Language, History, Geometry, and Latin - teaching children to think for themselves, instead of accepting the liberal dogma taught in public
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