17X: Why Who Plays in the Broadband Sandbox Matters
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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Is SB 24 a Door to Social Engineering in Our Schools?
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…
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…
SB 140: The Question to Ask about Education Funding
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
Concealed Carry Job Duty Assigned to at Least One Qualified, Trained Individual per School Shortly before we gaveled in for session, I pre-filed SB 173…
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…