Of the myriad challenges our education system is facing right now, this is the simplest fix.
By Tom KlaameyerNEA-Alaska supports all students and families whether they attend a neighborhood, charter, optional, correspondence, private, religious or home school. We believe our elected leaders in Juneau do, too. But right now, Alaska families need action from lawmakers of all parties to fix what’s broken.
At issue was a particularly glaring section of statute that outlined how families could use public funds to purchase materials and classes “from a public, private, or religious organization.” Those four words, “private, or religious organization,” have been the law of the land since 2014 and have been unconstitutional the entire time. This section was added at the behest of then-Sen.
First and foremost, I have never met an educator who doesn’t believe every student should have every opportunity to learn in an environment that works best for them. From correspondence programs to home school, public charters, neighborhood schools, and yes, private and religious schools, each family needs to make their own decision about what will be most advantageous to their own children.
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