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
Dept. of Law: Alaskans can use state homeschool funds to pay for religious school services
Alaska Deputy Attorney General Cori Mills released the Department of Law’s opinion affirming that parents can use funds from public homeschool programs to pay for services provided by private or religious schools when doing so supports their public
Is Alaska’s funding of private & homeschool education worth celebrating?
I hesitate to rejoice over the news that the State of Alaska will reimburse families for the cost of private and homeschool education, since I don’t believe it’s healthy for a society when families are dependent upon the state to pay for their
It’s time to decide how will your kids be educated this year
With the first day of school just a few weeks away, Alaska parents have some tough decisions to make. Many have already decided to continue or begin homeschooling or private education. While every family is different, many parents want to avoid the
Private homeschool convention seeks to equip and empower Alaska parents
The annual Alaska Statewide Homeschool Convention is back. Hosted by Alaska Private and Home Educators Association (APHEA), the event is the largest gathering of independent homeschoolers in the state, families that choose to forgo state programs to maximize
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