Fighting for funding: How proposed budget would affect the University of Alaska “Education is a job creator.” - Susan Kendig, Juneau Empire

Alaskans understand that something needs to change when state expenditures exceed revenue. However, Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s proposed $1.6 billion cut to the state budget is short-sighted and likely to push Alaska further into recession. The proposed cuts disproportionately target vital services such as education and health care. Given the state of Alaska’s economy, this is the wrong time to divest in education. Education is a job creator, all the more important as we modernize and diversify Alaska’s economy, and transition, alongside the rest of the developed world, into a future independent from oil. https://www.juneauempire.com/news/fighting-for-funding-how-proposed-budget-would-affect-the-university-of-alaska/