Lawmakers to wait on Alaska Supreme Court as families reel in wake of correspondence ruling

Danielle Brubaker shops for homeschool materials at the IDEA Homeschool Curriculum Fair in Anchorage on April 18, 2024. A court ruling struck down the part of Alaska law that allows correspondence school families to receive money for such purchases. (Photo by Claire Stremple/Alaska Beacon)
Over the last 26 years, Penelope Gold has used the state’s correspondence school program to homeschool six of her seven children. Most have graduated, but her youngest daughter is in fifth grade. For all