Where they stand: Mat-Su School Board candidates’ responses to Watchman survey
Where they stand: Mat-Su School Board candidates’ responses to Watchman
OPINION: Don’t be conditioned by those who are ‘stark, raving mad’
OPINION: Don’t be conditioned by those who are ‘stark, raving
Alaska’s school districts awash in $194M in unspent Covid funds
Almost $194 million – 36% – of federal COVID-19 relief funds are sitting in the coffers of Alaska school
Interim policy bans Catholic mass in Alaska prisons
In what may well be a violation of the First Amendment, Alaska inmates are currently unable to participate in Catholic masses thanks to a new policy from the state corrections department, which effectively bans the use of sacramental altar wine in the
Emails show Alaska librarians plotting to keep explicit teen sex book in Palmer library
Internal emails show Alaska librarians plotting to thwart Mat-Su opposition to youth sex book, "Let's Talk About
OPINION: Rift in Alaska Legislature signals likelihood of a special session
Midnight Wednesday is quickly approaching, but things are in gridlock. The 120-day legislative session clock is about to expire, and the House and Senate have no agreement on the budget. I know it is frustrating for you to read this, and I’m guessing you
OPINION: If Chugiak/Eagle River secedes from Anchorage we’ll have better schools (part 1)
Editor’s note: EaglExit is a growing grassroots movement of Chugiak/Eagle River residents who are working to formally secede from Anchorage to create a new independent borough. The aim to create a small government that can better deliver essential
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
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
Emails reveal names, titles of Anchorage educators who support graphic sex books in schools
When a particularly offensive and sexually graphic book lands on the shelf of an Alaska school library, or is included in a district’s collection, outraged parents understandably ask, “Who’s responsible?” In most cases, it is extremely difficult to
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