Sentences with phrase «to avoid teacher layoffs»

Washington (CNN)- President Barack Obama on Tuesday signed into law a $ 26 billion measure to help avoid teacher layoffs - a move Democrats claim is necessary in the wake of state and local government cutbacks.

While New York City avoided teacher layoffs this year, 80 percent of New York State districts didn't, for a statewide teacher loss of 3 percent, said the state Council of School Superintendents.

Cuomo said most schools have reserves to blunt the cut and further cutting of waste and fraud in schools would minimize the pain and avoid teacher layoffs.

Additionally, he has helped secure an additional $ 10 billion to avoid teacher layoffs; the elimination of student loan subsidies to banks; and a $ 500 million national competition for early learning programs.

In the economic stimulus law enacted at the start of his presidency, Obama took a two - track approach to education funding: Shovel tens of billions of dollars to states to help them avoid teacher layoffs but hold some in reserve to leverage change.

The Springfield School Committee approved the new budget that avoids teacher layoffs and counts on energy savings and other cost cutting, according to Superintendent of Schools Dan Warwick.