I applaud the Alaska Senate for making the first move to fix Alaska’s education crisis. Senate Bill 52 would raise the Base Student Allocation from $5,960 per student to $6,960.
While this increase is still less than inflation over the last 14 years, it is a good faith effort to address our failing schools. We now look to the governor and the House to support this or offer an even more substantial increase.
The Alaska Constitution, Article 7, Sec. 1, states: “The legislature shall…maintain..public schools.”
The question is, what kind of schools do Alaskan children deserve?
That question can only be answered by the Governor and Legislature who are ultimately accountable.
Michael Bucy,
Juneau
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