Stimulus Glitches Mean Fewer Teacher Jobs Are Safe

Jobs Teachers State Superintendent Joe Morton said earlier this week that nearly 3800 jobs would be spared thanks to the federal money. Now that number is only about 2600.
by The Associated Press
Published: Thu, March 26, 2009 - 2:51 pm CST Last Updated: Thu, March 26, 2009 - 3:01 pm CST
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Education officials say the number of
Alabama teaching jobs that will be saved by economic stimulus funds
might not be as many as previously thought.
State Superintendent Joe Morton and Gov. Bob Riley announced
earlier this week that nearly 3,800 jobs would be spared for two
years thanks to the federal money.
But Morton told state school board members at a Thursday work
session that glitches in the way some of the stimulus language was
interpreted could lower that number.
Assistant finance superintendent Craig Pouncey said now only
about 2,600 jobs might be saved.
Officials hoped to spare the jobs for two years by cobbling
together about $1 billion from three different areas in the
stimulus package.

(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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Wait4Me
Wait4Me Says:
Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 6:37 pm

How about them teacher unions that backed Obama, so hows that hope and change working for ya?

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