Lynn at Homeschool2.0 has a post up about a recent question and answer period the DEED (Alaska’s state education department) held concerning the proposed regulations that would affect in-district programs. The bottom line of the reasoning for the proposed regulations is the resemblance to the statewide programs and as a way to establish “equity”. That seems like […]
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Over at Homeschool2.0, Lynn blogs about Frontier Academy’s own legal analysis of Alaska’s proposed regulations. This is worth reading if you have been following this situation of proposed regulations for the statewide and in-district correspondence schools (this includes charter schools or at least some of them). It will be interesting to see how this […]
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Posted in Alaska, Commentaries on Apr 21st, 2008 No Comments »
I just came across this interview dating back to spring of 2001. I’d like to know if Alaska’s charter school law has changed much since its inception. Perhaps, there have been no major problems over the past seven years, and most are satisfied with the charter school law?
Northwest Education Magazine
Spring 2001
By Lee Sherman
An Alaska educator urges caution in starting charters
Taking It […]
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Although this article is from September 2006, I think it does well in highlighting the parent-directed mentality coming into conflict with public school mentality and regulations.
Posted on: Wednesday, 20 September 2006
Charter School Survives Rough Debut, Looks Toward Smoother Year:
TWINDLY BRIDGE: Parents and School Staff Struggled to Set Roles.
By Becky Stoppa, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska
snip:
Sep. 20–WASILLA — […]
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Lynn over at Homeschool 2.0 has been following this in her state. One might make an assumption that a charter school founder might be in league with the Alaska Home Educator’s Alliance in advocating for less regulation for Alaska’s statewide correspondence schools; however, that’s not the case. Lynn states that AHEA does […]
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I was asked in the comments section recently as to a specific example of a charter school where allotments were in the $2000 - $3000+ range.
Here it is: Family Partnership Charter School in Alaska. The highest amount that could be alloted is actually $3300.
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Mary Nix has a post up at Home Education Magazine’s News and Commentary:
Responding to ‘A Look at Homeschooling & Education Choice’
By Terri W. (webring owner of Homeschool Empowerment)
A bit of background information that relates for readers:
A good effort, I believe, was started on behalf of homeschool activism a few months back. Terri W., longtime […]
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In this day and age of many public school-at-home offerings, parents are finding they don’t have to make a trip to the school to give up their rights.An example from Alaska law: AS 14.03.090. Partisan, Sectarian, or Denominational Doctrines Prohibited. Partisan, sectarian, or denominational doctrines may not be advocated in a public school during the […]
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