Besides Senator Dunleavy, I have heard or read 3 other legislators and one Assembly member finally admit that there is not a fiscal crisis.  The Jay Hammond 50/50 plan is working and there is no need for an income tax (not all of them said this, but several have said pieces of it).  Get down and real (as we said as teenagers) Elise, the fact is we have an exorbitant education budget, supporting a mediocre system that puts out a product that is less than college (not even marketplace) ready.  Let's also not forget that the Bureaucrats use scare tactics like this almost every year.  We've been seeing pink slips go out ever since the 90's.  Those who are really and truly concerned about the issue are looking at innovations that put dollars in the classroom and not administrative pockets.  They're also not writing articles or testifying about our 'under funded' educational systems.