Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20130611:00:20:00
A budget deficit of $1.35 billion over 5 years. initially, teachers at schools that are closing would be transferred, but last week, that same reform commission approved a budget so tight it left a $300 million hole which in turn left philly's school superintendentt with a very difficult decision to make. >> late this afternoon, school superintendent william hite detailed who will get pink slips. in all, 3,783 workers are getting layoff notices. that includes 676 teachers, 769 assistants, and the largest group affected, more than 1,200ç aides. >> all of this is the result of something that to...
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