Ruling against homeschool expenditures may threaten the Alaska Performance Scholarship
While the state is challenging Superior Court Judge Adolf Zeman’s ruling, the rationale behind his opinion threatens another state-funded program that allows students to spend scholarship money at private and religious colleges throughout
With only a small fraction of Anchorage support, the Left seizes control of all the land
Once the final tabulation in Anchorage’s mayoral election wraps up, the hard leftists candidate Suzanne LaFrance will likely have earned the vote of less than 14% of Anchorage’s overall residents and about 17% of registered
Amid Alaska teacher shortage, faith-based college expands mission with certified degrees
Alaska Bible College has embarked on a new mission that includes offering an accredited teaching degree in which graduates are grounded in Christian faith, but also state-certified to teach in public or private schools across the
Anchorage mayoral candidates reveal stark differences on hot-button social issues
A one-hour mayoral forum, between former Anchorage Assemblywoman Suzanne LaFrance and incumbent Mayor Dave Bronson revealed sharp differences on some of the most divisive and controversial cultural
Eaglexit proposes new parent-powered charter schools if split from Anchorage succeeds
Eaglexit, a group of residents from Eagle River, Chugiak, Birchwood, Eklutna and JBER who are developing a petition to formally detach from the Anchorage Municipality, is unveiling a parent-centered charter school proposal that it would employ if it is
University of Alaska hosts ‘Lavender’ graduations for assorted sexual identities
In an effort to publicly affirm the ever-expanding litany of human sexual proclivities and identities, the publicly-funded University of Alaska system is hosting so-called “Lavender Graduation” events in the lead up to traditional graduation ceremonies
OPINION: Soviet-style control of art and media is not so foreign as you might think
Then, socialist realism was seen as the means of educating people; so, any deviance was often punishable by the Soviet Secret Police with varying harsh
Climate alarmists back like-minded candidates in key Chugach Electric Board race
One of Alaska’s most radical climate-alarmist organizations is throwing its endorsement behind two like-minded candidates running to serve on the powerful Chugach Electric Association Board of
Attorneys blast ‘incredibly disappointing’ ruling that guts Alaska’s correspondence program
The legal group defending the rights of parents to use state educational allotments to purchase instructional courses and classes at private institutions has vowed to appeal an April 12 lower court decision to the Alaska Supreme
In surprise move, Alaskan Independence Party elects John Howe to replace chairman Bob Bird
On April 13, a small group of party leaders voted to replace Bird with longtime member John Wayne Howe. The vote occurred during the party’s annual convention in
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