Lem Wheelis
26:50 - 27:20
"I was encouraged to read ASD Memorandum 16 over the weekend, and I'm here tonight to urge you to pass it. We need to put every dollar we can get into reducing class sizes."
“I was encouraged to read ASD Memorandum 16 over the weekend, and I'm here tonight to urge you to pass it. We need to put every dollar we can get into reducing class sizes.”
- Speaker
- Lem Wheelis
- Timestamp
- 26:50 – 27:20
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Anchorage
- Captured at
- August 4, 2026
From the transcript
I was encouraged to read ASD Memorandum 16 over the weekend, and I'm here tonight to urge you to pass it. We need to put every dollar we can get into reducing class sizes. And in spite of the Department of Revenue refusing to make any early commitments on the additional funding, I'm confident we will get it. Hiring 50 more educators won't solve every class size problem, but it's a move in the right direction, and it will mean a meaningful impact on schools in ASD. I urge you to add those additional teachers.
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