Rachel Blakeslee
35:56 - 36:37
“we don't know what those trade-offs may or may not be because we don't know yet what that total dollar amount will be, um, when we're looking at the FY28 budget. But essentially, if we are to try to feed the kids that need to be fed, we will have to take from elsewhere.”
- Speaker
- Rachel Blakeslee
- Timestamp
- 35:56 – 36:37
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Anchorage
- Captured at
- November 2, 2026
From the transcript
And we don't know what those trade-offs may or may not be because we don't know yet what that total dollar amount will be, um, when we're looking at the FY28 budget. But essentially, if we are to try to feed the kids that need to be fed, we will have to take from elsewhere. And That very much falls at the level of responsibility of the federal government, a failure at the federal level. We talk a lot about failure to fund public education at the state level. This is a federal failure, and it's an example of the district having to come and make these choices that are incredibly difficult about what the priorities are around truly basic necessities.
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