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Paul McDonogh Officially Declares Candidacy for School Board

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 20, 2026CONTACT: info@paulmcdonogh.com Educator Paul McDonogh Declares Candidacy for Anchorage School Board Seat D with Broad Coalition of Educators and Union Support ANCHORAGE, AK — Paul McDonogh, a former Anchorage School District teacher and current tribal educator, officially filed his candidacy today for Seat D of the Anchorage School Board. McDonogh enters the race with a focus on teacher recruitment and retention,… Read More »Paul McDonogh Officially Declares Candidacy for School Board

Statement on Trump’s Attempt to Gut the U.S. Office of Special Education

Anchorage’s public schools serve more than 7,000 students with disabilities, each supported by an Individualized Education Plan. These are children whose needs range from significant physical disabilities to conditions that can be harder to see. Special education provides the widest range of support of any program in the Anchorage School District. In classrooms across our city, teachers are helping students who cannot yet speak or… Read More »Statement on Trump’s Attempt to Gut the U.S. Office of Special Education

Public Education Survey

Thank you for taking a few minutes to share your thoughts on Anchorage’s public schools. This short survey should take only 3–5 minutes to complete. Your responses will remain confidential and will help me better understand what matters most to families, educators, and our broader community. I’m grateful for your input. Every voice adds to the momentum we need to protect and strengthen public education… Read More »Public Education Survey

Statement on the Future of the Academies of Anchorage

September 24, 2025 Three years ago, a team of brilliant educators at the Anchorage School District created a plan to think outside the box of classroom learning. This plan reimagined how learning connects to community, better equipping our high schools to uplift a new generation of Alaskans. I was honored to be one of the framers of this new visionary project, now called the Academies… Read More »Statement on the Future of the Academies of Anchorage