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Kentucky schools have cut 1,169 jobs this year

Oct. 22, 2008
135 of the state's 174 districts say they eliminated at least one position

More than 1,100 jobs were cut in Kentucky public schools this year because of the state's budget crunch, according to a survey by the Kentucky School Boards Association. The association says 39 districts reported that they didn't have to eliminate any jobs, but 135 lost at least one certified or classified post before the new school year started. The survey found 594 certified posts were eliminated, and 575 classified jobs were cut.

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