Spokane schools have just announced that 103 teachers will be laid off, most on a temporary basis. They are considering other cost cutting measures as well, some listed were:
-Reducing administrators pay by two days
• Reducing caterings for staff events
• Limiting travel
• Reducing the number of district-paid cell phones (currently 195)
• Reducing clerical, security and technical positions
• Delaying the painting of school buildings
• Eliminating leased office space
You can read the whole article in the Spokesman Review here: http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/may/12/103-spokane-teachers-notified-layoffs/