Cloquet School District officials propose cutting 25 to 30 jobs

Grossmont Union Trustees Finalize Layoffs as Community Mounts Recall Effort

Despite months of pushback, at Thursday evening’s board meeting, Grossmont Union High School District trustees held firm to their decision to eliminate dozens of positions. Those eliminations include nearly every librarian in the district. Hundreds of community members and protesters packed into Grossmont High School’s theater for Thursday’s meeting. Many came armed with signs castigating board members, others sported shirts for the union that r…

Cloquet School District officials propose cutting 25 to 30 jobs

CLOQUET — The Cloquet School District anticipates eliminating between 25 and 30 staff positions as part of upwards of $2 million in budget cuts, according to Superintendent Michael Cary. After crafting a plan with the district’s principals and meeting with staff affected by the proposed cuts earlier this week, Cary presented the proposal during a Friday Cloquet School Board committee-of-the-whole meeting. The board will vote on the proposal duri…

CT school districts make push for more state aid

As talks on the next state budget hit a new phase, local officials are ramping up their push for more education aid. New Haven officials made a public plea Thursday, asking the state to give more help as the city’s education budget faces a $23 million shortfall. “The governor and the state legislature are sitting on a huge pile of money and there’s an obsession by the governor with protecting the fiscal guardrails,” Mayor Justin Elicker (D-New H…

Hunterdon Co. school district cut 65 jobs due to unfair state funding, superintendent says

Officials in a Hunterdon County school district say they have cut 65 teaching and staff positions as they scramble to secure additional funding.The Flemington-Raritan Regional School District began the painful process earlier this year by eliminating three administrative positions to help close a budget gap.

N.J. school district cut 65 jobs because of unfair state funding, superintendent says

Officials in a Hunterdon County school district say they have cut 65 teaching and staff positions as they scramble to secure additional funding.The Flemington-Raritan Regional School District began the painful process earlier this year by eliminating three administrative positions to help close a budget gap.

Grossmont school board makes 61 layoffs official

The Grossmont Union High School District is moving forward with 61 planned layoffs, including all librarians and several counselors. GHS dance students hosted a showcase on Thursday, April 24 to show what would be lost if dance teacher Caryn Ipapo-Glass was laid off. Students made signs in support. Here Ipapo-Glass waits for applause to die down so she can give public comment. The final decision was made Thursday, April 24 in a board meeting wit…