November 7, 2011
Headlines
A hidden toll as states shift to contract workers
MI: Some school districts get 'best practices' money
CO: Denver’s school board battles
FL: Judge again blocks prison privatization
IN: City to privatize some meter reading
OH: The complex landscape of Ohio charter schools
NE: Audit: 'Error' in child welfare services
CA: Residents concerned police outsourcing may jeopardize security
NJ: Public, private alliances raising concerns
News summaries
A hidden toll as states shift to contract workers
Like many states and local governments struggling to cut costs, Michigan
hopes to replace some government employees with contract workers who
will do the same job for less...Ginny Townsend, 41, took a job in
January as a nursing assistant in the state-run home for veterans here.