Take-aways from our Advocacy Update zoom
Thank you to everyone who was available to tune in for Great Alaska Schools' 2025 Legislative Update and Advocacy Zoom. We're excited and inspired to advocate our hearts out this session. Some follow-ups:
There were lots of resources shared in the chat. Please see below for those links.
We have an education-friendly House and Senate but anticipate vetoes from the governor. It will take massive pressure from Alaskans on our legislators to get the supermajorities needed to override his veto.
More opportunities to testify will be coming up soon! Sign-up for action alerts if you haven't done so yet. (Please also check your spam and promotions folders and change the settings so that alerts show up where and when you want them.)
Other ways to make a difference include signing our petition, writing letters to the editor, attending legislative town halls, coming to Juneau, joining our Great Alaska Schools organizing team, organizing rallies, and recruiting friends and neighbors to the cause. Get involved!
We are an all-volunteer, non-partisan grassroots network - our strength lies in the power of our collective voices. Let us know how you'd like to get involved here.
With appreciation,
- Great Alaska Schools organizing team
Rachael, Colleen, Jessica, Polly, Sara, Emily, Rebecca, Tamara, Roz'lyn, Sarah, Kelly, Sharon, Aaron, Becca, Laura and more
LIST OF RESOURCES shared in our Jan. 25 zoom:
Great Alaska Schools links:
Petition to Gov. Dunleavy (Please sign and share - last year we delivered a petition of over 1,700 Alaskans to the Governor and key legislators last year - they took notice!)
"Get involved" google form
Great Alaska Schools website
Other info and resources:
Find our which legislators represent your school district here
Excellent analysis of Alaska charter school study by Fairbanks teacher Beth Zirbes
Anchorage-specific info:
Anchorage Assembly/School Board Joint Resolution adopted this winter, for references / talking points
Info on Anchorage School District budget plans/impacts
Portal to access Anchorage School District meetings
Fairbanks-specific info:
Fairbanks North Star Borough School District schools consolidation plans
P.P.S. - As Joan Baez said, action is the antidote to despair.
