Clark County school layoffs loom (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
March 11, 2010 – 4:38 pmHundreds of Clark County School District employees will be notified of layoffs by the end of March, according to a memo obtained by the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Hundreds of Clark County School District employees will be notified of layoffs by the end of March, according to a memo obtained by the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Layoffs Begin at Bloomberg BusinessWeek (The New York Observer)
March 11, 2010 – 11:12 amThat was speedy: following reports yesterday of impending BusinessWeek layoffs, cuts are apparently already underway. Keith Kelly hears that 20 employees are being cut and 10 others reassigned to Bloomberg News . The hardest-hit departments are apparently editorial, photo and art. Talking Biz News has further details: Among those cut were Tom Lowry, who covered media and marketing, and Michelle ...
Akron Civil Service Commission upholds firefighter layoffs (Akron Beacon Journal)
March 11, 2010 – 10:17 amAkron Civil Service Commission upholds firefighter layoffs
Layoffs instead of loans (The Sanger Herald)
March 11, 2010 – 7:47 am“The bottom line is we’re not going for any more loans. Look for other options. Consider layoffs.”
Harkin: Teacher layoffs show need for jobs bill (The Des Moines Register)
March 11, 2010 – 7:38 amLayoffs of Iowa public school teachers show why Congress should consider another federal jobs bill, U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin said this morning.
Schools fear layoffs as state lawmakers decide budget (KING5 Seattle)
March 11, 2010 – 7:05 amSEATTLE -- Will it be bad -- or horribly bad? That's the question some school districts are asking as they wait for lawmakers to announce the state budget and their decision regarding school levies. The Lake Washington School District faces the possibility of major teacher layoffs. The school district includes the communities of Redmond, Kirkland and Sammamish, and with 24,000 students, is the ...
Department heads shaken over potential layoffs in township (Redford Observer)
March 11, 2010 – 4:06 amThey've agreed to cut their own benefits. Now, as expected, Redford's top three elected officials are required to make cuts within their own departments — with layoffs a distinct possibility. The township supervisor, clerk and treasurer will each have to run respective operations with less money than their offices had a decade ago, according to numbers released during budget hearings Tuesday. No ...
L.A.’s Inner City Schools Struggle With Layoffs (NPR)
March 11, 2010 – 3:09 amTeacher layoff's in the Los Angeles school system have hit inner city schools especially hard, and more layoff notices are being sent out this week. Markham Middle School in Watts has lost at least half its faculty since the last round of layoffs. In many cases, school officials haven't been able to find new full-time teachers and have to rely on subs.
Valley cities hail Congressman’s offer of financial help to prevent layoffs (The Desert Sun)
March 11, 2010 – 1:31 amCoachella Valley cities facing multimillion-dollar budget deficits on Wednesday welcomed a new House bill from a California congressman that would provide nearly $100 billion to help cities, states and other public agencies prevent layoffs.
SOUTH BRUNSWICK: State aid cuts may mean layoffs (South Brunswick Post)
March 11, 2010 – 12:05 amA reduction in state aid and a loss of revenue due to a decrease in tax ratables have local school district officials preparing for widespread layoffs and a reduction in programs and extracurricular activities.
