Sharon Winner - As long as Alaska's education establishment plays the "Washington Monument" card every time there is talk about a minor cut to education nobody in his right mind can take them seriously.  After all, we can easily cut 15% or even 20% from the education budget without any impact on the class room, but Alaska's education establishment, with their public union leading the way, refuses to cut overhead and administration positions and insist on class room cuts.  The education establishment should work with the people of Alaska to find solutions to the budget problems by cutting overhead and administration positions and combining half-empty schools rather than acting like they have their heads in the sand.