School Board Assoc. director dismisses critics who point out Alaska’s dismal student test scores
Lon Garrison, who serves as executive director of the influential Alaska Association of School Boards, recently posted a sharply worded column in which he blasts those who note that dismal standardized test scores are objective evidence that Alaska’s public
EDITORIAL: Conservative parents pose a persistent ‘problem’ for the hard left
The debate – both nationally and here in Alaska – over parental rights has made one thing abundantly clear. The hard left sees conservative, Christian parents as a threat to the health and wellbeing of gender confused children. On the national level,
Hearing: LGBTQ activists to oppose Alaska bill that would strengthen parental rights
Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s parental rights bill will take center stage for a highly anticipated public hearing in the Alaska House Education Committee. Set for March 30, the hearing on HB 105 begins at 5:15 p.m. Hard left political groups like Planned Parenthood,
Alaska school districts are sitting on $242 million in unspent Covid funds
By Sarah Montalbano – Alaska Policy Forum The state of Alaska published the Alaska K–12 Education COVID-19 Federal Relief Funding Dashboard to make transparent how much federal COVID-19 relief funding school districts received and how the
Rep. Peltola claims parental rights bill is a ‘threat’ to children
Alaska sole representative in Congress Rep. Mary Peltola joined her fellow voting Democrats in a failed effort to block Republican legislation aimed at defending and strengthening parental rights in public schools. On March 24, House Republicans passed
OPINION: Anchorage needs Moore
There is a saying that we get the government we want. If that’s the case, we want a government that is soft on crime, raises our property taxes, raises our rents, keeps pouring more money into our failing schools, and treats homelessness as a virtue rather
Safe & Fair: Thanks to Alaska Board of Education for resolution to protect girls’ sports
Many of you have been begging me to file my bill from last year to protect girls’ sports (SB 140). Oh, did I ever want to, because I knew the matter of safety and fairness for all students needed to be settled. But I also knew the Senate President
Breaking down exactly how Alaska funds K-12 education
By Sarah Montalbano – Alaska Policy Forum Understanding K-12 education financing is important for taxpayers to know where their money is going and how it is being used to provide a quality education for Alaska’s children. The “Citizen’s Guide to K-12
OPINION: Equipping Alaska’s Christians to engage, redeem and build culture
Editor’s note: The following article was written as a joint effort between Greg Schmidt, Frank Johnson and Gretchen Moreland. A few mornings ago, I woke up to a text from a friend who shared the following joke. “A priest, at rabbit and a minister walk
No drag queens here: Virtue-based story hour counters Anchorage drag queens targeting kids
In response to a slew of LGBTQ activest-driven drag queen events that target Anchorage children, a new virtue and family centered company is launching “Brave Books Story Hour” at the Loussac Library. Produced by GoodTube Kids founder Chris Gonzales, the
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