Teachers not happy with furlough deal

Trinidad Hernandez, who teaches fifth grade at Sunnybrae Elementary in Woodland Hills, was crushed earlier this month when she received a pink slip notifying her that her services would no longer be needed by Los Angeles Unified next year. Connie Llanos in the Daily News.

But an announcement this weekend of a tentative furlough deal between the teachers union and the school district - shortening the academic year by one week and saving 2,000 jobs - left her teary-eyed with relief.

"This could mean I get the chance to still do what I love to do for another year," said Hernandez, who has taught for six years and believes her job would be among those spared under the deal.