Education Alaska Students Walk Out Over Governor’s Veto: Lawmakers Fall One Vote Short
Juneau, Alaska – Students in Alaska’s capital took to the streets on Thursday to protest the latest education veto by Republican Governor Mike Dunleavy. Their walkout and march through the statehouse was a response to the Legislature’s failure to override the veto that cut funding for schools in the state. The walkout, organized by the executive board of the Alaska Association of Student Governments, aimed to draw attention to the impact of the education budget …