More cuts expected for educators, staff
By Amy Scott/Marketplace
Did you send an apple to school with your child today? It is National Teacher Day. But for thousands of teachers around the country, it's not an especially happy one. Education Secretary Arne Duncan predicts up to 300,000 teachers and other public school staff could lose their jobs as states make drastic budget cuts. AMY SCOTT: This morning at the Pleasantdale School in West Orange, N.J., a group of preschoolers lined up on the gymnasium floor. GYM TEACHER: All right, let's put our hands behind us. Lift up like a table. At the end of the school year, their teacher Alyssa Calabrese will be out of work. (more...)