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Clayton Holland, superintendent of the Kenai Peninsula School District in Alaska, referring to the decision to send out “pink slip” notices to 160 teachers and staff warning them they might be laid off. Along with other educators, Holland testified before legislators that districts are having to plan now without knowing what the level of state support will ultimately be. (Alaska Beacon)