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Teacher pay, staffing and shrinking budgets

By Katy Murphy
Monday, August 2nd, 2010 at 5:28 pm in budget, teachers
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Few would argue that teachers are well paid. But because their pay and benefits make up more than half of a school district’s budget, and because those budgets are shrinking, compensation and staffing levels have become a sticking point in school systems around the state.

Given the current funding constraints and the grim fiscal outlook, what should school districts do? What are they doing? How are labor unions responding?

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