Alaska Health Dept. trains providers to push Covid jabs, and counter ‘health misinformation’
Alaska’s Department of Health is partnering with the University of Alaska to give healthcare workers tips on how to promote “vaccine confidence” while learning how to combat so-called “health
Alaska hiker rescued after Katmai bear cam viewers spot him on livestream
Alaska hiker rescued after Katmai bear cam viewers spot him on
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
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
Research suggests Alaska should not simply advance failing readers to the next grade
By Quinn Townsend – Alaska Policy Forum Ten years ago, Mississippi implemented a statewide early literacy policy similar to the Alaska Reads Act enacted here in 2022. One controversial portion of both bills is a retention requirement — in Mississippi, if
Anchorage mayor issues $50K to faith-based women’s shelter that Assembly persecuted
A year after a federal judge said the hard-left Anchorage Assembly could not force a faith-based women’s shelter to admit transgender biological males who claim to be female, conservative Mayor Dave Bronson has issued a $50,000 grant to the shelter. The
Pro-life group headed to Fairbanks to train the next generation
Once a year, one of the largest pro-life organizations in the nation offers training to Alaska to help equip and empower the next generation of pro-life advocates. A group called Leadership Institute will arrive in Fairbanks later this month to give a free
Fairbanks educators want control over students’ moral development
Hard-left administrators presiding over the Fairbanks School District want to use public schools to foster deep philosophical debate over highly controversial issues. Last week, the district asked the school board to approve a policy update that empowers and
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
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
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