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Based on a survey of school administrators from 49 states, a total of
275,000 education jobs are expected to be cut in 2011, according to the
American Association of School Administrators.<br><br><a href="http://money.cnn.com/2010/05/04/news/economy/education_job_cuts/index.htm?hpt=T3" target="_blank">http://money.cnn.com/2010/05/04/news/economy/education_job_cuts/index.htm?hpt=T3</a><br><br>NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- More than 80% of U.S. school districts
are expected to eliminate jobs and more than half will likely freeze
hiring during the upcoming school year, an education organization said
Tuesday.<BR>Based on a survey of school administrators from 49
states, a total of 275,000 education jobs are expected to be cut in
2011, according to the American Association of School Administrators. <BR><!-- REAP --><!--startclickprintexclude--><!--endclickprintexclude--><!-- /REAP --><br><BR>"Faced
with continued budgetary constraints, school leaders across the nation
are forced to consider an unprecedented level of layoffs that would
negatively impact economic recovery and deal a devastating blow to
public education," said AASA Executive Director Dan Domenech.<BR>While
the jobs picture begins to stabilize across the broader economy, in its
previous survey, the AASA projected job cuts in the education field
between 2009 and 2011 to exceed the jobs created by the government in
that same period. <BR>In the survey released Tuesday, AASA said job
cuts in the 2010 to 2011 school year alone would nearly negate the
estimated 300,000 jobs saved or created by the government. <BR><br><BR>"This
survey complements the results of our latest economic impact survey to
truly illustrate that schools have yet to feel the economic relief and
stability that is appearing in other sectors," said Domenech.<BR>Of
the projected job cuts, about 54% are teacher positions, 9% are support
personnel, such as nurses and guidance counselors, 5% are
administrative and 31% are classified, a category including maintenance
employees and cafeteria workers.<BR><br><BR>The sample of Kindergarten
through 12th grade public schools used in the survey accounts for about
11% of the nation's school districts.<BR>And while 48 million
students are expected to attend school next year, these significant job
cuts are projected to raise the average student-to-teacher ratio from
15:1 to 17:1, AASA said.<BR><br>For those districts that don't cut jobs,
it's likely that they will freeze hiring instead, with 53% of districts
projecting that they will not be bringing on new employees in the next
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