The fuzzy math of teacher layoffs
The California state budget has absolutelywhipsawed public employees for the past two years, none more so than teachers.For example, the Sacramento City Unified School District has been facing a $22 million budget gap—culminating in nearly400 pink slips for teachers and counselors this year.
This was always assumed to be the worst case budget. But with Governor Jerry Brown’s May revised budget–and right on the heels of some very well-attendeddemonstrations by teachers at the State Capitol–it looks like the worst case may not come to pass.
Thanks to better-than-projected revenue flowing in after tax day, the Governor’s budget restores about $3 billion in education funds.
That’s a long way from having a budget deal, but that could mean a bit of a reprieve for local schools. Members of the SCUSD Board of Education will