Alaska requires all children from age 7 to 16 to attend school and provides a variety of educational approaches ranging from government funded and controlled to privately funded without any government control. Alaska residents enjoy the liberty of choosing the educational approach that best meets their individual needs.

Alaska is one the easiest states in the nation for homeschooling. Alaska homeschool law SB 134 was passed and signed into law on September 2, 1997 allowing children to be homeschooled by a parent or guardian. Homeschooling parents are required to establish and operate a homeschool but beyond that, there are no requirements.… Read the rest of this post…