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Sacramento City Schools Approve $28M In Cuts

Teachers' Jobs, Sports , Music, Bus Service On Chopping Block

POSTED: 5:39 am PST February 3, 2012
UPDATED: 6:33 am PST February 3, 2012

School Cuts
On Thursday, Superintendent Jonathan Raymond said the Sacramento City Unified School Board voted to approve a "gut-wrenching" budget to balance a $28 million deficit.

More than 200 teachers, custodians, counselors and librarians will receive pink slips.

The cuts also will increase class sizes to about 35 students per teacher.


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