More than 80% of school districts to cut jobs

Blake Ellis
CNN Money
May 4, 2010

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NEW YORK — More than 80% of U.S. school districts are expected to eliminate jobs and more than half will likely freeze hiring during the upcoming school year, an education organization said Tuesday.

Based on a survey of school administrators from 49 states, a total of 275,000 education jobs are expected to be cut in 2011, according to the American Association of School Administrators.

“Faced with continued budgetary constraints, school leaders across the nation are forced to consider an unprecedented level of layoffs that would negatively impact economic recovery and deal a devastating blow to public education,” said AASA Executive Director Dan Domenech.

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This article was posted: Tuesday, May 4, 2010 at 4:53 pm

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