AM News: A Year Unlike Any Other?
A Year of Drama and Hard Feelings Stateline: What makes this year different from the previous two years is that more school districts are running out of ways to absorb the cuts without affecting what takes place in the classroom.. Work Cut Out for Him, a Schools Chief Dives In Chicago News Cooperative: As he begins his new job heading Chicago Public Schools, Jean-Claude Brizard, a former principal from Rochester, N.Y., has his work cut out for him... School Districts Look at Increase in Tax Rates Texas Tribune: School districts are looking at trying to raise local property tax rates to compensate for a decrease in state financing... Teachers Speed-Date For Jobs In Rhode Island Boston Globe: Earlier this year, the city of Providence, R.I., fired all of its nearly 2,000 teachers, shut down five schools and consolidated some programs. Most of the fired teachers were rehired, but when the dust settled, 400 teachers were left without jobs. To give them