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Teacher Job Cuts

Who?
Austin school district administrators.
Who is involved?
parents and employees of AISD
Who does/did the situation affect?
Teachers, many will be layed off to help close the debt
Who said so?
school board
What?
The districts cutting of 1,153 jobs
What is happening?
teachers are being let go to help clos a shortfall in money
What did happen?
Administrators just informed everyone involved on their plans
What are the consequences?
Less teachers, more students per classroom, less 1X1 time.
What is different about this?
We shouldnt be closing school down, we should be putting money into education
What are the choices?
Cut teachers and close schools or fall under budget
When?
June 2011
When did or will this happen?
June 2011 and will happen agoing 2012-2013
When was this discovered?
At the end of the 2009-10 school year
Where?
AISD
Where did or will this happen?
AISD
Why?
to close an anticipated $94.4 million shortfall
Why did this happen or will it happen?
Over spending without insurance that the debt could be paid
How?
Investing in thing that are not very essential to education and/or
How did it or will it happen?
Teachers one by one will be told to leave
How much does it cost?
Not much at all
How many people does this affect?
Very many, students, parents, and the teachers families.
How do you feel about this?
It is unnecessary and should be happening in the first place, but there is now nohting we can do about it.

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