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They were given notices of _intent_ to fire. Most of those orders will be rescinded before the school year is over. The law requires that teachers be notified b
by ubercore 16y ago
They were given notices of _intent_ to fire. Most of those orders will be rescinded before the school year is over. The law requires that teachers be notified by March 1st of any possible change in employment by the end of the year. The city couldn't predict which schools will be closed or affected, to prevent opening the city to lawsuits, they sent notices to all teachers as a precaution.
Also, the city's deficit over the next two years is closer to $180 million, due to falling revenue.
- ffumarola 16y agoThey were able to afford tax cuts for people who make over $10 million/year (I'm recalling this from memory from this past summer...). And IMO there are plenty of programs that should be cut before education.
- yummyfajitas 16y agoThere isn't much else that can be cut. At the local level, education spending dwarfs everything else. Nationwide, at the local level, more money is spent on education than on police, prisons, roads, welfare and healthcare combined. http://usgovernmentspending.com/piechart_2009_US_total http://usgovernmentspending.com/piechart_2009_US_total