Layoffs, furloughs weighed at LAUSD

Facing massive proposed state budget cuts, Los Angeles Unified schools chief David BrewerIII is weighing a mandatory, unpaid furlough program for all district workers - including teachers. Beth Barrett in the Daily News.

Brewer told the Daily News last week that he is continuing to lobby the state to restore $353 million for LAUSD, but he said that if legislators don't relent he's also looking at possible layoffs of more than 400 nonschool staff.

Although he said he will not seek any layoffs of teachers, Brewer said other reductions could include deferring workers' compensation payments and cutting back on book purchases.