FAILING GRADE: 2/3 of Alaska students still can’t pass reading, math, science
The latest state and national assessments of Alaska’s public school students reveal that the failure to teach basic reading, math and science is a continuing and chronic
OPINION: Anchorage teachers’ union is squeezing district for $69M pay hike
The Anchorage School District has come to an impasse in its contract negotiations with the Anchorage Education Association. The district has negotiated in good faith with the teachers’ union for nine months without reaching an agreement. Both have agreed on
REPORT: Alaskans choose homeschooling more than any other state
According to a recent report from John’s Hopkins Institute of Education, Alaska has the highest share of homeschoolers in the
BOB BIRD: False compassion leads to greater suffering
We suffer from false compassion - calling unnatural things, natural, and making a pitiable, yet treatable psychosis, into a “new
Alaska Medical Board passes draft reg against gender transition of minors
In a 5-0 vote on Aug. 22 the Alaska Medical Board approved a draft regulation aimed at holding medical providers accountable for performing transgender surgeries or administering cross-sex hormones to minors. The draft now heads to the Alaska Dept. of Law for
Court affirms Mat-Su policy requiring students to use bathrooms based on biological sex
Mat-Su Borough students will not be permitted to use the restrooms or locker rooms of the opposite sex, simply because they personally claim to identify as a member of that
OPINION: Alaska lawmakers give education reformers a giant middle finger
The unserious leftists in control of the Alaska Legislature sent a message to the Alaska voters that was loud and clear. The legislature doesn’t care about actually improving public school education in Alaska. Their only concern is spending more of your
GOP defectors join Alaska Dems to override Dunleavy and dump $51M more into failing schools
Alaska Democrats and their ideological allies in the GOP joined forces to thwart Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s veto of $51 million in new funding, which state lawmakers had previously approved for Alaska’s chronically underperforming public education
Gov. Dunleavy urges lawmakers to reform Alaska’s failing schools during special session
Gov. Dunleavy has outlined specific policy priorities he wants the Alaska Legislature to tackle when lawmakers reconvene in special session on August 2. His top priority is education reform, which includes concrete policies tied to any funding
Gov. Dunleavy: Alaska’s traditional public schools are failing too many of our children
At the heart of this conversation is a simple but powerful truth: Alaska’s traditional public education system is failing too many of our children. State assessment data and national rankings reflect this reality. Alaskan parents, both in rural and urban
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