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Sacramento area teachers brace for thousands of pink slips
- 03-01-2010
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By Diana Lambert/Sacramento Bee
Sacramento teachers and other school employees are bracing themselves for thousands of pink slips. Unlike previous years when many layoff notices were rescinded, school officials say more of those employees will likely lose their jobs this year. "It's heartbreaking," said Steven Ladd, Elk Grove Unified School District superintendent, whose district is expected to send out more than 1,000 pink slips. Ladd and other administrators say layoffs this year probably can't be avoided. Years of intense budget cutting have left districts so lean that salaries are approaching 90 percent of some districts' budgets. (more...)
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