HAMILTON HIGH STUDENTS WALK OUT TO PROTEST CUTS, TEACHER LAYOFF NOTICES + STUDENTS WALK OUT OF CLASS TO PROTEST LAYOFFS + more
Hamilton High School students walk out to protest cuts, teacher layoff notices
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March 18, 2011 | 11:25 am - At least 1,500 students at Hamilton High School walked out Friday morning to protest layoff notices being issued to some of their favorite teachers.
Students packed the sidewalks around the high school in a show of support for teachers and support staff who were among about 7,000 L.A. Unified School District employees to receive layoff notices recently as the district grappled with cutting its budget.
“It has been extremely peaceful,” district spokeswoman Ellen Morgan said of the protest.
The district said about 1,500 students participated in the demonstration; others doubled
NOT EXACTLY A CUT …BUT DELAYED SCHOOL PAYMENTS HAVE A COST
Greg Lucas – California’s Capitol | http://bit.ly/fcpVSb March 17th, 2011 - Among the budget-related bills approved by the Legislature March 16 was one that postpones $5.2 billion in state payments to public schools. Since the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, the state has shorted public schools $18.6 billion that schools are owed under the formulas dictating annual state support. More than $6