Anchorage Education Association

AEA educators, thank you for your tireless dedication to students and your passion and efforts this past year during bargaining. May you find time to take care of yourselves, restore your energy, and be proud of yourselves for all the lives that you have touched and changed this past school year.

Open enrollment closes next Friday!

‼️ An opportunity for quick action has presented itself: a veto override vote on HB 78 is currently scheduled for 1 PM today. ‼️

We need your help to hold legislators accountable and give them one last chance to do the right thing to restore a defined-benefit retirement for Alaska’s public servants.

Please take just a moment to use this form to send a message to lawmakers urging them to stand up for educators by voting YES to override Governor Dunleavy’s veto.

Take action NOW.

Send a letter to the House: https://act.aflcio.org/letters/override-hb-78-veto-house?source=NEA

Send a letter to the Senate: https://act.aflcio.org/letters/override-hb-78-veto?source=NEA

Want to help push HB78 over the finish line? Send a letter to Governor Dunleavy today -->

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Let's Finish the Job on HB 78 A few days ago, we celebrated a victory twenty years in the making. Because of your dedication, HB 78 is officially on Governor Dunleavy’s desk. While we have crossed the legislative finish line, the final step is the most important. We have until May 16 to ensure the Governor hears a clear, posit...

After years of work to pass responsible retirement reform and provide Alaskans a reasonable pension, I’m glad to see this finally reach the Governor’s desk.

We still have tremendous work to do in the coming weeks. We need to pass budgets that take care of the vast needs across our state, address rising fuel costs and broader affordability and energy challenges, continue making progress on gasline legislation, and give our schools and communities some relief they need.

Grateful to see another coalition priority close to the finish line, building on elections reform and the permanent BSA increase we secured last session.

Educator Community Dialogue TOMORROW, 6-8 pm, 610 W 54th Ave
Hope to see you there! ✨

Support our students! Vote by TOMORROW, Tuesday April 7! Check out AEA endorsed candidates here: https://www.anchorageea.org/

Cast your vote by tomorrow, Tuesday, April 7 by 8pm! Local elections make a big impact on our local community!

How to submit your ballot: Tuesday, April 7 is the last day to turn in ballots to one of the many secure drop boxes around town. You can also vote in person at a vote center through 8pm on Election Day, Tuesday, April 7th.

Voters have a unique opportunity this year to provide $11.8 million in local funding directly to schools to retain 80 teachers and avoid big increases in class size. Without this levy, elementary classes will average 31 students and middle and high school will go up to 36.

Prop 9 (the Education Levy) will:

-Provide Anchorage schools $11.8 million for the next school year
-Retain over 80 teaching positions
-Minimize class size increases

(If you plan to mail your ballot, please note that USPS POSTMARK RULES HAVE CHANGED! Postmarks are now applied when mail is processed. If you are mailing your ballot close to Election Day, take your ballot to a USPS retail counter and ask a postal official to postmark your envelope).

Please make sure your friends and neighbors understand what the levy is when they vote.