Thursday, April 5, 2012

James Madison Present Article 2: Pink Slips

http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/sdcounty/region-relatively-few-teachers-getting-layoff-warnings-this-year/article_b6428fef-e14b-52e7-9e2c-60aa884cbf1d.html

Summary: This year in North County, there were 170 notices given out to teachers, which according to this article, is relatively low. Layoff warnings must be given because of the backward budgetting. As a result, many cuts have beens made in the Carlsbad and Encinitas School Districts. MAny teachers are upset about witht eh "First come, First leave" tradition in cuts. Even though cuts are bad, it can make a significant risk in a school district.

Questions: Why is there "backwards budgetting"? How many teachers have been layed off this year? Why is there a "First come, First leave" idea? What are the arguements and controversy of pink slips going on now?

Concerns: My concerns for this article are the reasons behind the budget cuts, and the reason backwards budgetting is occuring. It needs a deeper explanation.

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