Foul Play for Our Public-School Students
Contributed by Vicki Turner Malone
Dear Parents,
I am shocked and dismayed to find out that with two exceptions, elected officials in the Mat-Su School District are NOT advocating for budget increases for our public school children. Even after seven years with no increase in the base funding by the State and the millions of dollars of frozen Federal funds just announced, our governor remains intent on torpedoing bipartisan efforts to increase funding for public school students across the state.
How? Dunleavy knows the legislature is likely to override his vetoes (including transportation funds for our district) when they reconvene in January. And so, my dear parents, Dunleavy has called a special session of the legislature for August 2, 2025. Get this! He is asking the Republican minority to stay home and not represent us! Really, coach? Isn’t that like throwing the game?
If the two senators and six representatives included in our school district attended the session and voted for an override, increased funding would be a done deal. (Only Sen. Yundt voted for the override in May.)
According to at least two of our legislators, the Mat-Su school board leadership has told them not to support the override! So who is looking out for our kids if not the elected school board members and legislators? Only you.
Parents, please take a stand now and demand our legislative delegation attend the special session and vote to override the governor’s vetoes. No one else is standing up for your kids.