California Teachers Report Sharp Decline In RIF Notices

The Los Angeles Times (3/19, Watanabe) reports that according to the California Teachers Association, a "boost in money for public education" has resulted in only 3,000 pink slips having been given to state teachers, a "dramatic drop from the 20,000 sent out last year. ... The passage last fall of Proposition 30, which will temporarily increase taxes to raise about $6 billion mostly for education, will help schools avoid the massive layoffs that have crippled art, music, science and other programs statewide since 2008." In fact, the school districts in Los Angeles and San Diego handed out no pink slips at all.