Tag: Homeschool allotments

Legal battle resumes on fate of Alaska’s homeschool allotment program

Alaska CourtsFebruary 10, 2025

As expected, the battle has resumed over whether Alaska’s growing homeschool population can utilize state-funded correspondence programs to access educational goods and services provided at private and religious entities. Last summer, the Alaska Supreme

Alaska Supreme Court upholds homeschool allotment program, for now

EducationJuly 1, 2024

Homeschoolers across Alaska, who use the state-funded correspondence program to access goods and services provided at private and religious schools, can continue doing so after the Alaska Supreme Court rejected a challenge to this

Alaska Supreme Court grills plaintiffs’ attorney in high stakes homeschool allotment challenge

EducationJune 28, 2024

In a high stakes case to decide the fate of Alaska’s homeschooling allotment program, the Alaska Supreme Court, on June 27, heard arguments for and against the state funded program that allows families to receive reimbursement funds for expenses related to

Alaska lawmakers to hear testimony on bills that restrict homeschool allotment spending

EducationApril 29, 2024

In response to the April 12 ruling by Anchorage Superior Court Judge Adolf Zeman, which effectively gutted Alaska’s unique correspondence/homeschool programs for roughly 24,000 students, state lawmakers are considering two bills aimed at preserving parts

EDITORIAL: In Alaska’s school choice showdown, Gov. Dunleavy says the quiet part aloud

EducationApril 18, 2024

The reality is that the old guard detests the homeschool and private school movement, which so many more parents have embraced over the past few

Attorneys blast ‘incredibly disappointing’ ruling that guts Alaska’s correspondence program

EducationApril 16, 2024

The legal group defending the rights of parents to use state educational allotments to purchase instructional courses and classes at private institutions has vowed to appeal an April 12 lower court decision to the Alaska Supreme

Despite court ruling, Alaska correspondence kids to finish out year while case is appealed

EducationApril 16, 2024

In the aftermath of a court ruling that struck down the entirety of Alaska’s popular state-funded correspondence and homeschool programs, Alaska’s education commissioner said students enrolled in these programs will be able to finish out the year

WATCH: Disaffected Anchorage School District correspondence families have alternatives

EducationAugust 10, 2023

The Alaska Policy Forum recently held a webinar to inform Anchorage families about three of many options available for those who no longer want to enroll their children in the Anchorage School District. Controversy erupted last month when the Anchorage

Attorneys to field questions on lawsuit against Alaska’s homeschool allotment program

EducationApril 11, 2023

Alaska’s various correspondence school programs help families meet the unique educational needs of their children in a variety of ways. In January 2023, however, a lawsuit was filed challenging the correspondence program policy of allowing families to

Alaska families lawyer up fight for educational freedoms

EducationJanuary 27, 2023

A group of Alaskan families are preparing to defend the state’s correspondence school program against a lawsuit aimed at banning the use of state-approve allotments for non-religious educational services or expenses at private or religious schools. Filed on

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