A National Report Card on Teacher Layoffs

Tom Ashbrook:

As state and local budgets collapse around the country, the axe is coming down on teachers. One, two, three hundred thousands layoffs in schools from coast to coast.

The axe is falling first on younger teachers who would be - should be - the next generation of American educators. And of course, fewer teachers means bigger classes alongside less of much else: band, sports, languages, labs ... you name it.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at July 9, 2010 2:03 AM
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