17X: Why Who Plays in the Broadband Sandbox Matters
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Off-the-road-system rural Alaska has its perks. It’s not for everyone but with a decade under my belt living in what we used to call “the bush”…
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A Big Vote on Education
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]Corporate media will likely spin what happens and why. I’ve heard from pro-override individuals who have let me know after hearing me out that they…
Is SB 24 a Door to Social Engineering in Our Schools?
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]SB 24 is a bill that would add “mental health education” to the K-12 curriculum in public schools. I had tremendous reservations about the bill…
SB 140 Hardball
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]SB 140, the education package, is on the governor’s desk. The bill underwent arduous negotiations between the House and the Senate, with Governor Dunleavy, a…
Does it address student proficiency? What’s next with SB 140?
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]It is indeed unusual that this early in the legislative session that the House passed SB 140, an education package that provides provisions to expand…
Kicking In Now: Our Constitutional Obligation (School Funding)
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Based on chronically low student performance across our state (except for some wonderful pockets of excellence sprinkled in both urban and rural regions), a constitutional…
SB 140: The Question to Ask about Education Funding
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A foundational question for all of us in Alaska, when too many schools are failing, is whether any proposed increased funding is targeted or not…
SB 173 Safe Schools Act Will Deter Active Shooters Taking Lives
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Concealed Carry Job Duty Assigned to at Least One Qualified, Trained Individual per School [/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”orange” css=”.vc_custom_1711664284556{margin-top: 20px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_text]Shortly before we gaveled…
Yes, These Topics Are Germane To Education
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This is a bit technical but hang tight with me. If you can track what happened technically, you can better understand what happened politically. I…
Victory Still Eludes Female Athletes
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Alaska School Activities Association (ASAA) decided not to take up a vote last week to adopt a bylaw change that would have limited girls’…
It’s Our Job to Keep Their Feet Warm
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Alaska School Activities Association [/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”orange” css=”.vc_custom_1711562318341{margin-top: 20px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_text]A board member of a non-profit in Alaska typically does not expect to be…
The Key Point Is…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] …The Key Point in Email Traffic [/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”juicy_pink” css=”.vc_custom_1711065188450{margin-top: 20px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_text]I try my best to keep up with the hundreds of emails…