Wasilla parents are leading plaintiffs in a
lawsuit claiming that the state of Alaska violated its own constitution
through engaging in discriminatory practices that unfairly funded and
distributed education money throughout the state. Kristine and Gregory
Moore, of Wasilla, were joined in the lawsuit filed in state superior
court by several other parents, the National Education Association of
Alaska and two rural Alaska school districts. The lawsuit charges that
the state does not invest enough money in its schools to provide an
adequate education for all students, and the funding it does provide
fails to adequately meet the needs of poor, minority and special- needs
students. "Not all kids are going to go to college and those kids need
to be able to explore other educational options," Moore said. "We need
to make sure our kids have access to their individual talents because
every kid is different." [more ]
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