School year starts with layoffs and cutbacks, leaving teachers, students and parents an... - 0 views
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Jeff Bernstein on 09 Sep 11More than 1 million city students returned to class full of excitement about starting a new year, but parents and teachers yesterday worried over the cuts to public schools. The city has slashed more than 10% from school budgets since 2007, and this year the city expects to enroll nearly 10,000 more students while employing 2,600 fewer teachers.