AM News: Pensions Not Pink Slips
Fewer teacher layoffs foreseen in Seattle Seattle Times: The number of teacher layoffs in Seattle looks like it will be much lower this year than last... Teacher Pension Plans Could Trigger Next Big Bailout Crisis
Schools strain to hit target for budget cuts Boston Globe: Weymouth school officials are spending the week figuring out how to cut $4 million from their budget to meet the mayor’s targeted $51.5 million spending level for next fiscal year...Manager to move ahead with Detroit school closings AP: The emergency financial manager for Detroit's public schools is expected to follow a judge's order and meet with the district's Board of Education before moving forward with plans to close or consolidate 42 schools this year... 'Show some guts!' protesters tell Ill. lawmakers AP: Crying "Raise our taxes!" and "Show some guts!", thousands of people rallied at the state Capitol on Wednesday to protest lawmakers' inaction on a tax hike to fix a $13 billion deficit.
US News: Congress and the White House are ignoring a problem that could dwarf the big bank bailouts...
