Re: Lay-Offs in East TN?

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On 1/31/10, Marianne wrote:
> On 1/31/10, SouthFLTeacher wrote:
>> I am wondering if East Tennessee is having issues with
>> having to lay off teachers. I know that school budgets are
>> getting slashed across the country, but Florida is laying
>> teachers off every year. Last year, my county laid off 400
>> teachers. Is East TN experiencing lay offs as well? A
>> friend of mine was laid off in Asheville, NC last year, so
>> I am wondering if TN is the same way. Thank you so much for
>> the input!!
>
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> Yes, many got laid off and they had few hires. The budgets are
> cut here too. It depends on the teachers they need. They hired
> some, but the numbers were unreal. I think there were 6 jobs
> open and over 1,000 applicants.

Thank you so much for the information! I guess I can ony hope
that the state of education and the economy both improve before
I move to TN! :
 

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