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Public education is worth fighting for.

Sen. Löki Gale Tobin and Mike Mason preview the upcoming veto override session for SB 140 and they talk about the crisis in public education with two classroom teachers from Fairbanks and Anchorage.

This week is shaping up to be a very busy one in the Alaska State Legislature.

Sen. Löki Gale Tobin and Mike Mason sit down with the Chief Financial Officer for the Anchorage School District to discuss fund balances, pupil transportation, and education funding.

Mike Mason discusses public policy and politics with former State Representative David Guttenberg from Fairbanks.

Sen. Löki Gale Tobin and Mike Mason sit down with representatives from the ACLU of Alaska to discuss prison deaths, trans rights, and the politicization of criminal justice reform efforts.

The first meeting of the Alaska Children’s Caucus will be Thursday, February 22.

Sen. Löki Gale Tobin is joined by two 4th grade teachers from Soldotna to discuss the crisis in Alaska’s public schools brought on by years of flat education funding.

Read more about the state of public education in Alaska, find out what the heck is happening with the STIP, and check out some very fun photos.

Sen. Löki Gale Tobin recently spoke to school district officials from across Alaska about the historical struggle to establish a public education system open to all students.