Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Census Overload | Intercepts

Census Overload | Intercepts

Census Overload

The Incredible Shrinking Teacher Layoff continues.
* Oceanside, California – “OUSD to rehire at least half of laid off teachers
* Ann Arbor, Michigan – “The board recalled all 191 laid-off teachers…”
* Chicago, Illinois – “…only 1,200 teachers will be laid off, instead of the 2,700 originally projected…”
* North Carolina – “State budget saves 1,600 teacher jobs, cuts spending
Meanwhile, Congressional Democrats are trying to revive a $10 billion edujobs bill – this time with offsets.
In this flurry of job-saving activity, the U.S. Census Bureau yesterday released