Georgia district may consider layoffs

July 1, 2008
DeKalb County system hurt by enrollment drop, inadequate state funding

DeKalb County (Ga.) schools Superintendent Crawford Lewis is laying the groundwork for staff cuts that will affect hundreds of jobs. DeKalb is feeling squeezed by a dip in enrollment. An additional aggravation for school officials: The state continues to pay less than state guidelines require. These austerity cuts in state education funding, by the end of next school year, will have cost DeKalb $93.6 million since 2002. Those cuts are expected to continue, given the economy. Letting the numbers dwindle only through retirement or attrition would take too long.

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