The president of a major teachers' union in Alaska says the state's public education system needs more funding if goals, like the governor's 90 percent graduation rate, are to be met.
Ron Fuhrer, with NEA-Alaska, says the state is "starving Alaska students."
The union wants an increase in the base student allocation, or formula guaranteeing districts a certain amount of cash per student. A group of House Democrats introduced legislation Wednesday that would increase the allocation and have it adjusted annually for inflation.
Gov. Sean Parnell has said there have been "record increases" in education funding over the last five years, while graduation rates remain below 70 percent. He says Alaska can do better and that will take more money. But he says that money needs to buy results.
NEA-Alaska Wants Increase in Education Funding
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mmorris at 5:59 PM January 30, 2013
Of course the NEA wants more funding for education and more members...it's their revenue stream. How about a right-to-work law before increasing funding for public employees' unions?
srdavis37 at 3:36 PM January 30, 2013
C'mon gov, grow a pair and do some union busting. Increase the amount per child ONLY in a voucher system! Let the schools and NEA WORK FOR IT. Competition is good for everybody, especially a bloated school system.