Misplaced priority? Teachers make up just 42% of Alaska school district employees
By Sarah Montalbano – Alaska Policy Forum Alaska’s teachers are outnumbered by other staff in all but seven school districts. For every four teachers in Alaska, there are five staff members performing functions peripheral to the business of teaching
Alaska deaths outpace births by widest margin since 1951
Alaska’s natural population increase, which is births minus deaths, has fallen to its lowest level since 1951. This is expected to translate into a dramatic decline in the overall school age population, alongside a sharp rise in the number of senior
OPINION: Vilifying truth-tellers in Alaska and beyond
In biblical times, there were Jonah and Jeremiah. In the 19th and 20th century there were John Quincy Adams, Clement Vallandingham, Anthony Comstock, Smedley Butler, Joseph McCarthy and Robert Welch. In more recent years, Joe Scheidler, Randall Terry,
OPINION: Why is Lady Justice’s blindfold slipping in Alaska?
We all want our judges to be honest, fair, intelligent and experienced persons who uphold the constitution and the law without bias. Although some individual judges in our state meet this description, why are an increasing number of Alaskans concerned about
OPINION: Can you ‘be there’ to pray when Alaska’s unborn babies are taken to their death?
By MARY KEMPER – (40 Days for Life organizer) This public prayer vigil outside Planned Parenthood runs through Palm Sunday, April 2. Will you stand and pray in witness one hour per week? Will you invite a friend to join you? Perhaps you can get your
Bill looks to balance power in Alaska’s judge selection process
A bill introduced by Senator Mike Shower (R-Wasilla) would significantly change the process by which district and appellate judges and magistrates are appointed to their positions. Currently, the Alaska Judicial Council, made up primarily of attorneys, gets
Statewide signature campaign launches to end Alaska’s ranked choice voting
The grassroots effort to repeal Alaska’s ranked-choice voting system is off and running. Alaskans for Honest Elections is spearheading the effort with signing events all across the state, including last week’s kick-off event in Anchorage where more than
OPINION: Alaska’s disastrous public schools need competition, not a $250M bonus
With Democrats controlling the Alaska State Senate, and a narrowly divided State House, activists are mobilizing all their considerable resources to push through Senate Bill 52 which includes a massive $250 million increase for government-run schools.
Pro-lifers set for 40-day vigil outside Alaska’s busiest abortion mill
Anchorage pro-life advocates are organizing an upcoming 40 day prayer vigil outside Alaska’s largest abortion business. The 40 Days for Life campaign runs Feb. 22 to April 2 with goal of having volunteers pray and hold pro-life signs – 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.,
AK lawmaker demands more educational funds, while deriding calls for greater accountability
State Sen. Loki Tobin (D-Anchorage) blasted her fellow lawmakers who are wary of pumping hundreds of millions in additional funding into Alaska’s failing public education system without added accountability measures. Tobin’s Feb. 13 speech on the Senate
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