Districts may not tap federal aid right away

Aug. 18, 2010
Some administrators say they may need the money to prevent future layoffs

From The New York Times: The federal government has come through with $10 billion in aid for school districts, but some of the nation’s biggest school districts are balking at using their share of the money to hire teachers right away. With the economic outlook weakening, they argue that big deficits are looming for the next academic year and that they need to preserve the funds to prevent future layoffs.

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