Competing House and Senate bills propose fixes to homeschool laws ruled unconstitutional

The Alaska State Capitol on March 25, 2024. (Eric Stone/Alaska Public Media)
Lawmakers in the Alaska House and Senate are racing to craft a bill that would allow homeschool programs to continue after a judge threw out two key homeschool laws as unconstitutional, leaving parents of more than 20,000 students wondering what next school year will look like.
Legislators are hoping to pass a bill in the next week or so that would provide those parents with some clarity on what’s ahead, but