Note from Rep. Gara: Honoring Students of America’s Most Diverse High School - Here in Alaska!
May 5, 2014
Last Thursday my aide Rose Foley and I spent our morning with 2,000 people. I know, it’s not how most of you start work, or want to start work if you like a quiet cup of coffee in the morning.
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NEWS: Gara: More Teacher Layoffs Won’t Fix Alaska’s Near-Bottom Graduation Rates
April 28, 2014
JUNEAU – Today, Representative Les Gara (D-Anchorage) responded to a recent study that found Alaska ranks near the bottom of state rankings in high school graduation rates. Gara, who joined other Democratic lawmakers in pushing to reverse Alaska’s course of educator cuts, tied Alaska’s slow progress on improving graduation rates to three years of teacher and staff layoffs, a problem the Legislature failed to address this session.
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NEWS: The ‘Education Session’ that Wasn’t
April 25, 2014
JUNEAU – Today, on the ninety-fifth and final day of the 28th Alaska Legislature, House Democratic Leader Chris Tuck released the following statement on behalf of the House Democratic Caucus.
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Note from Rep. Gara: Wrong priorities: No Money To Improve Schools When They Want a Shiny Bridge
April 24, 2014
ob isn’t rocket science. And passing an education bill - the stated reason for the extended session - isn’t rocket science either. There is little reason this work could not have been done by Sunday, the official end of the 90-day session. Yet GOP leaders said they needed extra time, at a cost to you of about $30,000 a day.
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NEWS: It’s Not Rocket Science - Prioritize Education Not Bailouts and Boondoggles
April 22, 2014
Today Representative Les Gara said the solution to helping Alaska’s students is to re-prioritize spending away from last-minute oil refinery bailouts and controversial megaprojects and put it into education.
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