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Thursday, February 12, 2009
Investing in education
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Get ready for teacher layoffs.
For a while school leaders were talking about other ways to save money. They’ve changed bus routes, cancelled some programs, cut salaries, closed schools and eliminated some non-classroom positions.
Now some school boards are saying that’s not enough. School leaders in Fayette and Fulton are talking about letting people go. Marietta voted Tuesday to eliminate 58 full-time positions, including 38 teachers. I expect we’ll hear more districts going this way in the next few weeks.
While I was thinking about these layoffs, I got a note from a Get Schooler about the budget crisis and the cuts school districts are making.
He wrote: “It would be interesting for bloggers to assess where we are today and forecast additional changes they see coming up as school budgets are being presented to stakeholders.”
So let’s see what you guys think.
Which programs and people should stay and which should go? Would you be willing to pay more in property taxes to keep the teachers and programs you find important?
