OPINION: Oppose the witch hunt against conservative Fairbanks Assemblywoman
On July 25, the Fairbanks Borough Assembly will take up an ethics complaint brought against Assemblywoman Barbara Haney by Kristin Schupp. She alleges that Haney broke code 6.12.010 which states that a “public official shall not represent themselves as
At least 14 Alaska school districts hide children’s LGBTQ status from parents
A new report from PJ Media reveals that many rural Alaska school districts have joined their urban counterparts in adopting protocols that conceal a student’s so-called “gender transition” from parents. In an article published earlier this month, the
11 GOP lawmakers join Dems’ attack to boot homeschool champ from Alaska Education Board
In what conservative Alaska legislators characterized as an open “political attack” against one of the strongest champions for homeschool, charter and correspondence education, 11 Republican lawmakers joined all Democrats in the Alaska Legislature to
AK lawmakers to vote on Lt. Gov. successor, 81 appointees to key boards, commissions
Among the dozens of appointees, those tapped to serve on the State Board of Education have drawn heightened interest, due to the fact that this body would be responsible for developing regulations to govern the state’s homeschool allotment program for the
Fairbanks has until May 7 to vote on $10M tax hike for shrinking public schools
Hard left organizations and the Fairbanks public teachers’ union are pressing residents to approve a $10 million dollar increase in additional borough taxes to benefit Fairbank’s shrinking government-run school
Concerns raised that leftist dogma will be smuggled into Alaska schools via ‘mental health’ bill
Concerns raised that leftist dogma will be smuggled into Alaska schools via ‘mental health’
Despite tanking enrollment, Fairbanks wants to raise taxes by $10M to benefit public schools
Sponsored by Borough Mayor Bryce Ward and Assembly members Savannah Fletcher and Brett Rotermund, the ordinance aims to ask borough residents if they would approve an increase to the tax cap so that the borough could tax residents an additional $10 million
With shrinking enrollment and $9.6M revenue drop Fairbanks schools look to cut 78 teachers
The Fairbanks School District has lost roughly 1,300 students since 2015, and expects to lose even more next year. Many of these children have moved on to various homeschool programs or private education – both of which have rapidly expanded as the public
Fairbanks schools’ diversity committee looks to exclude pro-life perspective
Despite claims that it values diverse perspectives in working to improve local schools, the Fairbanks School Board’s Diversity Committee doesn’t seem interested in hearing from pro-life stakeholders in the
Evaluations of Fairbanks schools worsen among parents, staff & students
Survey shows Fairbanks schools declining according to parents, staff and
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