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.…
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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…
A.I. Duty Calls
Much work has been underway by groups, companies, policymakers here in the US and abroad to develop roadmaps for tackling all the big questions AI…
Does it address student proficiency? What’s next with SB 140?
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…
HJR 7: It’s So Much More Than Just The PFD
As Alaska stands at a fundamental crossroad, the decisions made today regarding the Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) will profoundly influence the state’s economic, cultural, and…
The Debut: #1 Recommendation for Increasing Food Security
Whoa. What? Shelley Hughes is supporting this? A separate department for agriculture?? But isn’t she all about right-sizing and limiting government? Yes, folks, I am,…
Kicking In Now: Our Constitutional Obligation (School Funding)
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…
It’s A First in Alaska and It’s Needed: Artificial Intelligence Bill
Hughes Introduces SB 177 AI, Data Privacy, Cybersecurity, Deepfakes Just prior to the session kicking off, I pre-filed SB177 which pertains to state agencies’ use…
Yes, These Topics Are Germane To Education
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
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’…