Children's pfd goes to supporting the child.. education is federally funded program, asking a child to pay for their education and taking their immediate needs is horrid.... you all live in Alaska, last years hit on pfds actually hurt families, because of costs in our state... all the programs that are designed to help families in need were completely exhuasted of funds before Christmas last year... harsh, long winters are normal for Alaska, telling people that depend on their dividends to make it through those winter months that their kids dividends now are going to pay for their education instead is unheard of!! Under Alaska state statue  43.23.045 clearly states that the pfd is seperate from the state treasury, so taking that money to fix over spending of the government is wrong!!! Make them have wage cuts, and not pay them while they are not in session, just like every other seasonal employee. They don't need $200,000 - $400,000 year pay. Alaska state statues are clear,