text: This is exactly why I didn't return home this year. I've roughly taught 5 years in AK and 5 years in CA. I hope to return home soon for a job that meets my financial needs and provides my family with stability. 
  
  "We're saying, 'Hey come up to Alaska. By the way, we have huge fiscal uncertainty. We don't have a retirement system that's worth anything and every year we issue pink slips to everyone,' " he said. "It's not a situation that bodes well for the long run."