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Mat-Su School District seeks parents to serve on new library book review board

EducationApril 14, 2023

In the wake of rising public awareness about overtly sexual books in Mat-Su school libraries, the Mat-Su School District is taking steps to both remove problematic books and ensure they don’t crop up in the future. Following a controversial school book

Mat-Su School Board calls state’s youth sex survey ‘disgusting’ and ‘insane’

EducationJanuary 21, 2023

A controversial youth survey from the Alaska Department of Health will likely be rejected in state’s second largest school district. On Jan. 18, the Mat-Su School Board held a work session in which the majority emphatically condemned the idea of using local

School psychologist asks Mat-Su teachers to secretly affirm students’ LGBTQ identities

EducationSeptember 7, 2022

An activist school psychologist within the Mat-Su School District is using his position to encourage educators at several elementary schools to secretly affirm students who believe they are gay, bi-sexual or transgender. Jake Balaskovits is a roving school

Mat-Su School Board to reconsider transgender bathroom policy

EducationSeptember 5, 2022

The Mat-Su School Board is set to debate whether to nix a current guideline from 2015 that allows transgender students to access the bathrooms and locker rooms of the opposite sex. The school board’s Policy Committee is now requesting that the board direct

Transgender protocol blindsides Mat-Su School Board & they plan to address it

EducationAugust 30, 2022

The Mat-Su School Board was caught off guard when a little-known administrative protocol on transgender students came to light last week. Written in 2015, but essentially buried deep in the school district’s website and completely unknown to several

Mat-Su looks to protect girls’ sports from transgender biological males

EducationMay 30, 2022

In an effort to maintain fairness in athletic opportunities for girls, the Mat-Su School Board is looking to amend its policy to ensure that transgender biological males who identify as female cannot compete on all-girls sports teams or events. “Requiring

Mat-Su Schools report on divisive masks, enrollment levels and academics

EducationOctober 6, 2021

While the Mat-Su School District continues to grapple with low enrollment and intense community debate over whether students should be forced to wear masks during the school day, a new report by Superintendent Randy Trani also highlights areas which he

Empowering voters: Who are the principled Mat-Su conservatives running for political office?

FeaturedSeptember 28, 2021

In an effort to clearly identify the strongest conservative candidates for local office in the Mat-Su, the Alaska Watchman sent a survey to everyone running for seats in Palmer, Wasilla and the Mat-Su Borough. Our survey focused on some of the most important

Website empowers Alaska parents to address problems with schools

EducationSeptember 24, 2021

Amid COVID mandates, critical race theory, LGBT agendas and a litany of other issues playing out in Alaska’s public schools, a new website has been launched to help Alaska parents engage with local school officials. “Be bold, but be kind,” the website

Heated masking debate dominates Mat-Su School Board meeting

EducationSeptember 3, 2021

Parents, teachers and students on both sides of the mask mandate debate expressed strong opinions at the Sept. 1 Mat-Su School Board meeting. Mat-Su School Superintendent Randy Trani spoke to the audience at the start of the meeting, thanking all sides for

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