220 Anchorage teachers receive layoff notices

220 teachers in the Anchorage School District on Wednesday received layoff notices.
The pink slips were issued as legislators contend with a $2.5 billion budget deficit, leaving education funding levels for the coming year uncertain.
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Todd Hess, ASD’s chief human resources officer, said the mood around the district Wednesday was somber.
“We’ve got 200 families out there that have been impacted. And what are they going to do? And how are they going to make ends me