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State Budget Cuts Could Mean Mass Teacher Layoffs

The recession may have officially ended in June 2009, but school districts from New York to Los Angeles are grappling with state budget proposals that include massive spending cuts and teacher layoffs. A look at some of the major problems around the country: New York City New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced...

Half-Billion High: America's 5 Most Expensive Public Schools

(Aug. 23) -- The Robert F. Kennedy Community Schools, the nation's most expensive public school ever built, is set to open in Los Angeles next month, The Associated Press reports. The school is on the grounds of the former Ambassador Hotel, where Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1968. Portions of the old hotel remain...