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Home-school ruling put on hold through end of school year

Education Matt Acuña Buxton -
The judge who struck down key parts of Alaska’s home-school laws has agreed to hold the ruling until June 30 to allow students to finish out the school year, rejecting Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s request to pause the ruling indefinitely. Anchorage...
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Senators question Board of Education appointee’s role in home-school controversy

Education Matt Acuña Buxton -
Bob Griffin's vision for Alaska’s education system: Less local control, more state oversight.
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AIDEA wants to borrow $300M to bankroll unidentified projects

Economy Dermot Cole -
AIDEA claims that once it decides what to do with the $300 million, there will not be enough time to get approval from the Legislature on the specifics.
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Home-school ruling: Agreement on pause, disagreement on duration

Education Matt Acuña Buxton -
Both the state and plaintiffs — a group of parents of children in traditional schools — agree that a pause before the ruling goes into effect is justified
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Alaska House says unconstitutional home-school spending should continue through 2025

Education Matt Acuña Buxton -
Alaska House Republicans aim to prolong unconstitutional funding of private and religious schools, rejecting swift resolution to home-school law challenges.
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Dunleavy floats new ideas to continue flowing public money into private religious schools

State Government Matt Acuña Buxton -
At another rambling news conference on Wednesday, Alaska Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy floated several ideas to continue spending public money on religious private schools despite a court ruling that struck down the practice as unconstitutional. While legislators across the political...
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Dunleavy’s home-school allotment scheme is a warning for his charter school plan

Education Matt Acuña Buxton -
It might have taken nearly a decade, but Mike Dunleavy and his allies were able to essentially set up a “shadow school voucher program."
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Alaska’s home-school payment scheme that sent public dollars to religious schools ruled unconstitutional

Education Matt Acuña Buxton -
A family appealed to the court, arguing they would be put in a tough financial position if they were to lose the ability to spend the public home-school payments on private and religious education.
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AIDEA’s job-creation claims fall flat, veteran Alaska economists conclude

Commentary Dermot Cole -
This story is republished from dermotcole.com with permission. In September 2022, Alaska economists Gregg Erickson and Milt Barker, two of the leading experts on the history of Alaska’s state government, did a financial analysis of the Alaska Industrial Development & Export Authority. As I...
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Alaska House is getting underway with the budget: Here’s what’s been added so far

Economy Matt Acuña Buxton -
Legislators grapple with amendments to the state's operating budget, sparking divisions and debates over spending priorities.
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