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School Board silences Anchorage dad for objecting to anal sex book in student libraries

EducationFebruary 8, 2023

The Anchorage School District has no business giving minor children books that tell them how to have anal sex and create their own online porn. This is the message that concerned father and local educational advocate, Jay McDonald, tried to relay to the

Should Anchorage students get to skip school for ‘mental health’ holidays?

EducationDecember 30, 2022

Allowing students to skip school when they feel the need for a mental health holiday is an emerging trend across a number of states throughout the country. The idea is to let kids forgo schooling in order to rest and recreate if they feel stressed out,

Anchorage School Board Member: District must be held accountable, before seeking more money

EducationNovember 17, 2022

The Anchorage School District, which has been mired in disastrous student educational outcomes over the past several years, should not ask state lawmakers for increased state funding without first being willing to demonstrate accountability for the millions

A festering problem Anchorage education leaders won’t acknowledge

EducationOctober 21, 2022

It’s true that Anchorage is suffering from below-replacement birthrates and a dwindling population of school-age children, but that does not entirely explain why the school district has lost nearly 5,000 students in five years – going from 48,340 in FY17

Anchorage looks to close 6 schools amid enrollment loss & $68M budget gap

EducationOctober 19, 2022

Facing dwindling birth rates, declining student enrollment and a massive $68 million budget gap this year, the Anchorage School District is looking at shuttering six elementary schools. Schools on the chopping block are Wonder Park, Northwood, Abbot Loop,

Anchorage School Board member raises concern over LGBTQ protocols & land acknowledgment

CultureOctober 19, 2022

Discussions about current transgender bathroom protocols, along with a proposed indigenous land acknowledgement were part of a lively Oct. 18 Anchorage School Board meeting. The lone conservative on the board, Dave Donley, raised concern about a proposed

Anchorage schools fail to improve dismal reading skills

EducationOctober 11, 2022

Despite a revamped approach to teaching reading, the Anchorage School District’s latest reading proficiency report reveals that students in grades K-2 are actually getting worse when it comes to achieving a basic skills. An October report shows that the

Report: Anchorage School District pays teachers not to teach

EducationSeptember 9, 2022

By Sarah Montalbano – Alaska Policy Forum Should public school teachers be paid not to teach? School districts and other government bodies often pay employees full wages and benefits for performing union work instead of their official duties.

As Anchorage enrollment implodes, school superintendent warns of $68M deficit

EducationSeptember 8, 2022

The Anchorage School District is shrinking, both in the sheer number of students and the revenue attached to each child it fails to enroll. In FY24 the district expects to face an estimated $68 million budget deficit. This is partly due to the fact that

Anchorage School District excludes white staff from leadership course

EducationApril 21, 2022

The Anchorage School District is offering a staff leadership program this summer that excludes white people from participating. Open to teachers, counselors or nurses, the Minority Leadership Program aims to “empower staff of Color to ascend through the

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