Senator Gardner, the Minority put an additional $90 million into the operating budget last year and put an additional $100 million into the operating budget this year. Stop digging the hole deeper. Cut the 1% for Art program. cut PreK, cut Parents as Teachers. We get little Return on Investment for K12 education. How about holding the public schools, staff, principals, superintendents and teachers accountable for results. Stop rewarding lack of progress and reward those schools that excel. Money will not solve the mediocre K12 public education problem in AK. Matter of fact, it may exacerbate it. Fund schools directly, bypassing the districts. Let parents choose the best school for their kids. Why force kids to go to failing schools? That borders on criminal and robs many students of their futures.