Nov17
Detroit schools to lose 4,000 jobs to red ink
on November 17th, 2004 at 2:12 amPosted In: Uncategorized
Parents and other city residents were enraged Monday after Detroit Public Schools announced it will have to cut 4,000 jobs and close as many as 40 of the district’s 255 schools due to the latest projected budget crisis.
…After months of denying that Detroit Public Schools would be in a deficit, officials admitted Monday that the district now has a $48-million deficit from last school year and that this year’s budget is expected to be short an additional $150 million. (full article)
This is just INSANE for one district.
I am currently working on the next part of my series on public schools. I should have the next posting up for that series on Thursday.
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