Modesto City Schools board vacillates on outsourcing counselors
By Nan Austin/Modesto Bee
IIn-house or outsource? It's a question that many businesses have grappled with during this recession. This summer Modesto City Schools is in the same quandary. The work isn't making widgets, however. It is face-to-face support services for students and their parents. And the outsource company isn't some faceless corporation in the developing world. It is a local nonprofit, the Center for Human Services, that has provided such services for 22 years. (more...)