ANALYSIS: How we fund Alaska education matters more than how much we spend
Simply increasing the overall budget for education is not sufficient to improve outcomes; it is essential to target effective initiatives and expand access to options that do more with less, such as correspondence schools and charter
Happy Thanksgiving? Alaska lawmaker says harmful ‘myth’ raises ‘complex feelings’
Alaska State Sen. Löki Tobin (D-Anchorage) sent a Thanksgiving message to her supporters that blasted the holiday for triggering historical trauma and perpetuating a “romanticized myth” about America. “This upcoming federal holiday brings with it many
Alaska’s record number of hate crimes against religious groups follows U.S. trend
Alaska reports record number of hate crimes against religious
OPINION: Entangling alliances and the march to war
OPINION: Entangling alliances and the march to
Left-wing assembly and school board candidates sweep Juneau’s mail-in election
Left-wing assembly and school board candidates sweep Juneau's mail-in
OPINION: The devastating rise in ‘sex change’ surgeries must be stopped
The devastating rise in ‘sex change’ surgeries must be
REVIEW: ‘Oppenheimer’ film is an angst-filled and mixed success
Oppenheimer is a complex and interesting movie. Being a history teacher, the development of the atomic bomb is a difficult yet necessary topic to discuss, but only among older students. I enjoyed no such luxury in 1962. At age 11, I had the Cuban Missile
Biden admin takes aim at school archery, hunter safety classes in Alaska and across the U.S.
In a move that could impact popular student archery and hunter safety courses across Alaska, the Biden administration is now withholding key federal funding for elementary and secondary schools that provide archery or hunting classes. The U.S. Department of
Anchorage School District restricts use of homeschool funds for private education
In a move that could inspire many more homeschooling families to drop out of the already rapidly shrinking Anchorage School District, school officials have decided to clamp down on families that utilize homeschool allotment funds to send their children to
OPINION: The Green Lobby is evil and motivated
Super Bowl television advertisements have become part of American culture. The number one ad in 2010 was for an Audi diesel-electric hybrid. You can watch it, and the “extended footage” versions, on You Tube. Entitled “The Green Police,” it featured
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