1+ day, 10+ min ago  (361+ words) In January 2026, the Alaska State Legislature introduced House Bill 248 which seeks to establish a "correspondence program student assessment participation rate," thereby attaching state correspondence funds to homeschool state assessments. Because of the religious elements, as well as the general human…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (275+ words) Correspondence programs like IDEA and Raven have empowered Alaska parents to tailor education to their children's needs and reject centralized, Common Core-style standards with minimal bureaucracy," said Barbara Haney, founder of Alaskans Against Common Core. SB 277 dismantles the financial model…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (801+ words) Mat-Su School Superintendent Randy Trani is on a mission to fundamentally alter Alaska's increasingly popular statewide homeschool programs, which currently allow parents the freedom to choose whichever programs they believe will best serve the educational needs of their children. During…...