Four Years Of Bankruptcy
The new school year hasn’t brought any cheer to the Oakland Unified School District which is entering its fourth year of state control because of bankruptcy. Administrators claim that the district, which was $50 to $80-million in debt, is almost in the black thanks to some tough decisions. Kcbs.com reports:
Betty Olson-Jones, president of the Oakland Education Association, said teachers would love to see more positive changes. "We would love to see a credentialed classroom teacher in every single room. We would love to see class sizes that aren’t over the contract limit from day one." Which is why the union will be watching the schools carefully this week to hold the district to its promises.
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August 29th, 2006 at 10:08 am
“Administrators claim that the district, which was $50 to $80-million in debt, is almost in the black.”
I am happy that this school after four years of bankrupcy, now, can claim that almost they are not in debt. I wish that every bankrupcy story has this happy ending.