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Alaska students may be required to pass a civics test or take a civics course to graduate from high school if a new proposal becomes law. Senate Bill 29 would significantly boost the state’s investment in civics education, from an updated curriculum to a dedicated statewide civics education commission. Senate President Gary Stevens, R-Kodiak, proposed […] The post Alaska schools could buckle down on civics appeared first on Alaska Beacon.
“I guess we’ll have to go do this again,” Starla Miller said as the committee room cleared. She was one of dozens of Alaskans who had just testified against a bill that would expand the state’s restrictions on transgender girls’ participation in girls sports. Despite significant opposition, the House Education Committee narrowly voted to advance […] The post Bills targeting trans people are on the rise nationwide and in Alaska — most focus on children appeared first on Alaska Beacon.