The Main Thing is the Main Thing: Education
No issue has taken precedence this session like the issue of education. It’s often a substantial topic in the legislature, but it has absolutely dominated…
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ASD’s Rebuttal: Full Fail
You may remember from last week or from my interviews on the radio, that the Anchorage School District (ASD) over-estimated HR by $41 million for…
The Tale of Three Camps
⛺⛺⛺ My children attended public schools in both rural and urban Alaska, and I care deeply about all students throughout the state and want them…
Sharing Values and Life’s Principles with Our Youth
Education and Sharing Day occurred this year on April 9, 2025, but what it represents, we should carry with us every day. Communities across the…
STEP Right Up
As one of the eight who was on the education package negotiation team earlier in the session (2 from each majority and minority caucuses in…
HB 69: a Pie-in-the-Sky Education Bill Will Not Fly
If you were to become a digital being and slip into my email inbox, you would discover a lot of messages clearly resulting from action…
Happy Report
The Food Security Workshop in Palmer on Saturday, February 22nd was a smashing success! An estimated 130 attended, coming from as far as Willow and…
Big Ed Focus Now IS Right Focus
This week I expect much of my focus to be on policy and funding discussions to help our students and teachers achieve better outcomes as…
Judge Creates Tailspins Statewide
Judge Zeman first created uncertainty for students and now has created uncertainty for the legislative branch, the executive branch, and school districts throughout the state.…
My Take on the First Performance Standard: Judge Fails
You have an opportunity to weigh in regarding the retention of Judge Zeman who made the recent Alaska Superior Court decision impacting public correspondence homeschooling.…
More Hot Potatoes in Education
Better wear a thick mitten hot pad or you will most certainly blister your hand because the education issue continues to be an extremely fiery…
No Small Matter: Court Deals Blow to Homeschool Families
Word released Friday evening puts families of more than 22,000 Alaskan students in jeopardy. Families who receive public funding allotments for public correspondence (homeschool) students…