From City News Service:
LOS ANGELES - In the face of a multimillion-dollar
budget deficit, Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent
Ramon Cortines ordered an immediate hiring freeze today and cut other
expenses, including travel, conferences and food at district
meetings.
The only exceptions to the hiring freeze will be for classroom
teachers, principals, assistant principals and some other school-based
personnel, according to the district. Cortines said the district is
facing an estimated $50 million to $60 million deficit this year and a
possible $480 million deficit for the 2010-11 school year.
SO, it's taken this long to initiate a hiring freeze? Where have they been? Other businesses and private colleges managed to do this last year.
It's shocking that they've JUST cut perks like food at meetings, facility rental, conferences, travel, catering, and personal development - that targets mostly administrative staff - unbelievable.
And they wonder why they're broke?