Indiana District May Lack Sufficient Funds To Pay Teachers Through End Of Year

The Munster (IN) Times (10/12, McCollum) reports that the superintendent and local teachers union president in Gary, Indiana, are studying the district's finances, and that Gary Teachers Union President Joe Zimmerman "sent a note to teachers asking for input if the Gary Community School Corp. runs out of money and can't pay teachers after November." Meanwhile, the local school board "the board took decisive action Tuesday night to allay the fears of teachers and other employees," passing "a resolution to accept a $5.7 million loan from the Indiana Bond Bank and began a process to consolidate its obligations." The piece adds that Superintendent Cheryl Pruitt has "asked the Indiana State Board of Accounts to conduct an independent review of the district's financial picture."