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Time to stop cutting at L.A. Unified
- 09-26-2011
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Column by Steve Lopez/Los Angeles Times
Monday morning, when the school day begins across Greater Los Angeles, there will be some notable absences: Two hundred twenty-seven Los Angeles Unified library aides worked their last day Friday, when their positions were eliminated. Roughly an equal number of office assistants, who performed various clerical duties critical to the daily management of schools, also got the ax Friday. When the school bell rings tomorrow, everyone will pay a price. Principals will be further stressed, trying to make sure phones get answered and information gets disseminated. Teachers won't have the staff support they need. An additional 500 people will be looking for work in a horrible economy. And roughly 300 L.A. Unified libraries will have no one left to staff them. We're no longer at the edge of the cliff. This is free-fall. (more...)
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