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My Turn: Move beyond oil and find the next economic driver

...dollars over the years for individual Alaskan's as well as peripheral benefits to other industries, our public education system for infrastructure projects, Native corporations up north, the list could go on.I imagine many would argue that...

http://juneauempire.com/opinion/2013-05-23/my-turn-move-beyond-oil-and-find-next
Opinion
New secretary lays out agenda for Native Americans

...doesn't meet the safety standards. This can be when it's 20 below zero in northern Minnesota. It puts the Indian education system to shame," Franken said.There is a $1.3 billion backlog on Indian school construction projects, Franken said...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2013-05-16/new-secretary-lays-out-agenda-native-am
State
Sean Parnell says he'll seek re-election as governor

...scholarship program that he sees as key to helping raise expectations for students and changing Alaska's public education system.Perhaps his biggest win came just weeks ago, with passage of a tax cut on oil companies. Parnell had proposed...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2013-05-05/sean-parnell-says-hell-seek-re-election
State
Three things to watch for in the state Legislature

...proposal if and when they are asked to vote on it. Critics say the proposal could have huge ramifications for the education system in Alaska.Budget closeoutsA number of House finance subcommittees plan to close out their work on departmental...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2013-02-25/three-things-watch-state-legislature
State
New education funding bill unlikely

...now is being spent, and say the BSA only reflects a portion of the support the state is providing for the public education system.The BSA was last increased in fiscal year 2011, according to a Legislative Research memo requested by Rep. Les...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2013-03-26/new-education-funding-bill-unlikely
State
Bill gives tax credits for private school tuition

...because she believes tax breaks for private school tuition deprive the community of money used to maintain a public education system and other services."There's no end to it, you know. If you want to send your child to a private school, that's...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2013-04-03/bill-gives-tax-credits-private-school-t
State
Juneau's legislative delegation speaks at Native Issues Forum

...formula."We're going be going through some possibly lean times, and we want to be sure we maintain a strong education system for our future," Kerttula said.Egan, whose arrival at the event was delayed by a Senate floor session that started...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2013-04-03/juneaus-legislative-delegation-speaks-n
State
My Turn: Vote down the oil tax reform bill

...to do. One percent to them means little to nothing. But that 1 percent to Alaska means everything to a starved education system, an $11 billion unfunded liability to TRS and PRS, and to unmet needs in every community in Alaska.More deserving...

http://juneauempire.com/opinion/2013-04-08/my-turn-vote-down-oil-tax-reform-bill
Opinion
My Turn: Three 'maybes' and two 'maybe nots'

...performance or standards imposed on traditional public education systems.I do understand that HJR1 is not an indictment...not offer quick, easy answers.Are we trading one education system that some argue is rife as a horrible administrative nightmare...

http://juneauempire.com/opinion/2013-02-26/my-turn-three-maybes-and-two-maybe-no
Opinion
Fully fund education

...writers of the Alaska State Constitution was to support a vibrant, comprehensive, and sufficiently funded public education system for students throughout the State. These programs are constantly creating adaptations, innovations, and modernizations...

http://juneauempire.com/letters/2013-03-27/fully-fund-education
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