Anchorage schools are overburdened with tasks unrelated to Three R’s
America’s founding fathers knew that our nation’s democratic-republic form of government requires educated citizens to be successful. I strongly support parental educational choice, but a strong successful public school system is also essential to
EaglExit chair says detaching from Anchorage will save Eagle River millions
Editor’s note: The following provides updates on the EaglExit project, a multi-year effort which is underway to detach the Eagle River and Chugiak areas away from the Municipality of Anchorage in order to create a separate and independent borough. This
Petition urges Supreme Court to stand by draft decision to reverse Roe
Students for Life, one of the leading pro-life organizations in the nation, has just launched a petition urging U.S. Supreme Court justices to stand by a leaked draft ruling that would overturn Roe v. Wade and allow each state to decide how to deal with
Leaked draft shows Roe to be overturned, but Alaska abortions will continue
Pro-life leaders around the nation are processing documents leaked on May 2 which indicate that the U.S. Supreme Court is about to overturn the 50-year-old ruling in Roe v. Wade – a decision that legalized abortion throughout the nation. A leaked draft of
Controversial issues spark heated debate at Fairbanks School Board
After a lengthy and heated discussion over whether teachers should be given a mandate to interject controversial issues into Fairbanks classrooms, the Fairbanks School Board unanimously struck down a proposed revision to its policy last week. The conservative
Training session to help conservative Alaskans win future elections
Alaska Family Council is one of the leading organizations in Alaska that fights for the unborn, defends traditional marriage and advocates for parental rights. Next month the faith-based nonprofit will partner with Imperial Independent Media to host a
Fairbanks educators want backing to teach ‘controversial issues’ to kids
At its April 19 meeting, the Fairbanks School Board began early consideration of a policy change that would require the district’s superintendent and educational administrators to support teachers who wish to explore controversial issues during classroom
Alaska Senate passes universal pre-K plan with reading intervention
The Alaska Senate unanimously approved Senate Bill 111 on April 12, which would expand voluntary universal pre-kindergarten and establish a new statewide kindergarten-third grade reading intervention program to address Alaska’s failed record of teaching
Chickaloon tribal police expansion to serve local and rural communities
Chickaloon Native Village is in the early stages of revamping and expanding its tribal police force with the long-term goal of providing a unique law enforcement arrangement to Alaska Native tribes in areas where policing is historically limited or
Alaska House bans public funding of abortion, but rejects stiff penalties for violations
While the Alaska House once again passed a budget banning Alaska from using state funds to cover the killing of unborn Alaskans through abortion, it rejected an amendment that would have imposed stiff financial penalties on state health commissioners and
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