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What is the Blaine Amendment and Its Impact on Alaska K12 Education

What is the Blaine Amendment and Its Impact on Alaska K12 Education

David January 28, 2026

by David Boyle Here is a Youtube video explaining the history of the Blaine Amendment and how...

Should Alaska Go Back to a Defined Benefit Pension Plan for Government Employees? Is the Financial Risk Worth it?

Should Alaska Go Back to a Defined Benefit Pension Plan for Government Employees? Is the Financial Risk Worth it?

David November 14, 2025

There is a great debate going on in the State Legislature regarding replacing Alaska’s current Defined Contribution...

11 bans on vaccine mandates — What states have them & which might soon

11 bans on vaccine mandates — What states have them & which might soon

David September 22, 2025

by Hannah Mitchell Ten states have enacted 11 laws with prohibitions on COVID-19 vaccine mandates, according to...

Alaska Legislature Funds the K12 Education System, Not the Students

Alaska Legislature Funds the K12 Education System, Not the Students

David September 7, 2025

There has been a virtually endless discussion on increasing the funding of our K-12 schools by increasing...

Alaska schools still struggle with reading and math scores, but one school shines

Alaska schools still struggle with reading and math scores, but one school shines

Editor October 1, 2024

By DAVID BOYLE The Department of Education & Early Development recently posted the scores of every Alaska public K-12...

Anchorage schools, how low can you set your goals and still claim victory?

Anchorage schools, how low can you set your goals and still claim victory?

Editor October 1, 2024

By DAVID BOYLE At its recent mid-June retreat, the Anchorage School Board worked hard to set low...

Why was early treatment of Covid given such a bad rap?

Why was early treatment of Covid given such a bad rap?

Editor October 1, 2024

By LINDA BOYLE First, let me be clear, I am not talking about the horse dewormer version...

Real reason NEA attacked homeschool families in Alaska was union power and control

Real reason NEA attacked homeschool families in Alaska was union power and control

Editor October 1, 2024

By DAVID BOYLE The lawsuit filed by the NEA-AK against homeschool parents, to be heard by the...

There is no equity for more than 17% of Alaska’s students — the ones who are home schooled

There is no equity for more than 17% of Alaska’s students — the ones who are home schooled

Editor October 1, 2024

By DAVID BOYLE Superior Court Judge Adolf Zeman has kicked a hornet’s nest and those hornets, home...