Teacher layoff’s in the Los Angeles school system have hit inner city schools especially hard, and more layoff notices are being sent out this week. Markham Middle School in Watts has lost at least half its faculty since the last round of layoffs. In many cases, school officials haven’t been able to find new full-time teachers and have to rely on subs.
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Coachella Valley cities facing multimillion-dollar budget deficits on Wednesday welcomed a new House bill from a California congressman that would provide nearly $100 billion to help cities, states and other public agencies prevent layoffs.
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WEST NORRITON — Officials at the Norristown Area School District have laid off 16 support workers represented by the Norristown Education Support Personnel Association (NESPA) since the school board authorized up to 38 layoffs on Feb. 3.
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SALEM - Debate over the finances continued Wednesday morning during council’s finance committee meeting, including the permanency of the layoffs last week of eight employees and how much it really is going to save the city.
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