schools continue to wrestle with budget issues

The headline article in today’s Lancaster Intelligencer Journal/New Era reports that the more than 800 people attending last night’s School District of Lancaster meeting chorused “boo’s” when the areas of elimination and reduction were announced. “School District of Lancaster cuts upset parents, students”

In Denver,“in an effort to help balance the budget, Cocalico School District leaders offered to forgo pay raises they’ve earned for 2011-12.”The reality of the austerity decisions that schools, governments and everyone has to face is not an easy one.

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