Robert Seitz: Education reform must happen first, before any increase in school funding

Recent news from Juneau has Rep. Rebecca Himshoot of Sitka introducing legislation, which if passed, would increase Alaska’s public school funding by more than 35%. House Bill 69 represents an increase of nearly $464 million each year to the state general fund. Gov. Mike Dunleavy is reported to have said that he would support increasing Alaska’s education budget by about $200 milliion, provided it is tied to some policy reforms…

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