If you are an Anchorage voter living in one of these districts, remember who’s voting to decimate our schools.
By Francis McLaughlin, Chantal de Alcuaz, Jessica Simonsen, Lara Nations, Megan Collie and Jason BockenstedtRep. Tom McKay, R-Anchorage, speaks during a joint session of the Alaska Legislature on March 18, 2024, to consider an override of Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s veto of an education funding bill.
The failure of these legislators to override Dunleavy’s veto means class sizes could increase even more. We can each speak based on our children’s lived experience that many of our classrooms are so crowded there’s nowhere for students to sit at a desk. Our class sizes are 50% larger than they should be, in clear violation of Alaska Constitution requirements that the state adequately fund education.
An important reason some of us moved back to Anchorage was our experience going through the immersion programs offered by the Anchorage School District. We were not only academically challenged by these programs, but we gained a better understanding of different cultures and viewpoints that have been invaluable in our lives. It is the reason many of us decided to move back to Anchorage — to provide the same opportunity for our kids to be challenged and exposed to different and amazing cultures.
These anti-education Republicans will not listen to parents, and will not listen to business leaders who are pleading for help with training the next generation workforce. When elected officials don’t listen, there is a very simple solution: Fire them and elect new representatives who will be responsive to voters.
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