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More job cuts

GCS announced yesterday they’re making more job cuts bringing the total to about 375. They’ve got about 200 jobs that need to be filled so the net loss could end up being about 100 or so jobs. Probably more when you consider some folks won’t qualify or want those vacant jobs.
Mark Jewell, local president of the educators union, says he thinks the system is doing the best it can to find jobs for those being laid off.
If you’re one of these folks and feel comfortable sharing your experience please do.

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I am not one of those folks who are employeed by Guilford County Schools at this time. How ever, I do teach some of them math and science. How oes the school system expect to cut staff, improve student performance while increasing student to teacher ratio?

I would like for you look at what I am doing to try and make a difference.

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