Judge denies motion to toss lawsuit against Alaska’s homeschool allotment program
The ongoing litigation aimed at challenging the legality of Alaska’s increasingly popular homeschool allotment program will proceed, after a Superior Court judge tossed a motion to dismiss the
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
Homeschoolers overperform in Alaska poetry contest
While comprising only about 23% of Alaska’s student population, homeschool students outperformed their brick-and-mortar public school counterparts in the Alaska State Champion for Poetry Out
Legal battle resumes on fate of Alaska’s homeschool allotment program
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 ‘Education Freedom Rally’ to empower parents for culture war
mid a surge in homeschooling, private education and myriad alternatives to traditional brick-and-mortar public schools, Alaska families are engaged in a fundamental shift in education. To help equip parents and empower this cultural revolution, Americans For
Alaska Supreme Court upholds homeschool allotment program, for now
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
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
Homeschooler and career tech grad are Alaska’s 2024 U.S. Presidential Scholars
The only two Alaska students to be named 2024 U.S. Presidential Scholars were a homeschooler from Anchorage and a career and technical graduate from the Mat-Su. These students opted to forego the traditional, neighborhood public school model for a more
Alaska lawmakers to hear testimony on bills that restrict homeschool allotment spending
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
Attorneys to field questions on lawsuit against Alaska’s homeschool allotment program
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
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