The Main Thing is the Main Thing: Education
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]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…
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ASD’s Rebuttal: Full Fail
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]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…
The Tale of Three Camps
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] ⛺⛺⛺ [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_column_text css=””]My children attended public schools in both rural and urban Alaska, and I care deeply about all students throughout the…
Sharing Values and Life’s Principles with Our Youth
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Education and Sharing Day occurred this year on April 9, 2025, but what it represents, we should carry with us every day. Communities across…
STEP Right Up
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]As one of the eight who was on the education package negotiation team earlier in the session (2 from each majority and minority caucuses…
HB 69: a Pie-in-the-Sky Education Bill Will Not Fly
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]If you were to become a digital being and slip into my email inbox, you would discover a lot of messages clearly resulting from…
Happy Report
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]The Food Security Workshop in Palmer on Saturday, February 22nd was a smashing success! An estimated 130 attended, coming from as far as Willow…
Big Ed Focus Now IS Right Focus
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]This week I expect much of my focus to be on policy and funding discussions to help our students and teachers achieve better outcomes…
Judge Creates Tailspins Statewide
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Judge Zeman first created uncertainty for students and now has created uncertainty for the legislative branch, the executive branch, and school districts throughout the…
My Take on the First Performance Standard: Judge Fails
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]You have an opportunity to weigh in regarding the retention of Judge Zeman who made the recent Alaska Superior Court decision impacting public correspondence…
More Hot Potatoes in Education
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Better wear a thick mitten hot pad or you will most certainly blister your hand because the education issue continues to be an extremely…
No Small Matter: Court Deals Blow to Homeschool Families
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]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)…