Budget Impasse Fuels Teacher Layoff Worries
CTA Launches New TV Ad
POSTED: 9:41 am PDT March 29, 2011
UPDATED: 2:19 pm PDT March 29, 2011
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The California Teachers Association launched a new television ad Tuesday, warning that thousands of California teachers and other school employees will lose their jobs this year.By state law, districts have to issue pink slips, or notices of layoff, by March 15. Many years those notices are rescinded by May as revenues improve. This year, Gov. Jerry Brown and others are warning that deep cuts and layoffs will be hard to avoid.The California Teachers Association ad warns of a looming crisis."A school without teachers is like breathing