LAUSD looks at furloughs

Los Angeles Unified officials are expected to announce that they only need six furlough days from all employees to save most threatened jobs and programs, officials close to the negotiations said. connie Llanos in the Daily News.

LAUSD Superintendent John Deasy had originally asked all employees to agree to 12 unpaid work days in his emergency budget plan, drafted to address the district's projected $408 million deficit for the 2011-12 school year.

However, sources close to the negotiations said Deasy revised his budget plan after this week's announcement of an unexpected increase in state revenue, which will boost school funding.