District to lay off teachers at end of month Washington Examiner:
"Announcing the cuts three weeks into the school year 'at best reflects extreme mismanagement and a lack of transparency,' said union President George Parker.
Rhee said every school system went through the fall balancing act between enrollment and funding and that announcing cuts in September instead of October caused fewer disruptions.
Parker also questioned how reductions came to be needed after the schools hired about 900 new teachers over the summer -- a fact he called 'mindboggling.' According to the school system, principals made their final hires in July based on spring estimates of how much money they would have."
"Announcing the cuts three weeks into the school year 'at best reflects extreme mismanagement and a lack of transparency,' said union President George Parker.
Rhee said every school system went through the fall balancing act between enrollment and funding and that announcing cuts in September instead of October caused fewer disruptions.
Parker also questioned how reductions came to be needed after the schools hired about 900 new teachers over the summer -- a fact he called 'mindboggling.' According to the school system, principals made their final hires in July based on spring estimates of how much money they would have."