Feb 10 2010
Broward School Board faces a Financial Short Fall
Broward School Board weighs possible layoffs, furloughs, fewer electives
District facing up to $100 million cut in state money, officials say
By Kathy Bushouse, Sun Sentinel
February 9, 2010
Broward’s public schools face deep budget cuts in the upcoming school year, which could mean anything from more job losses to less money for elective classes and classroom supplies.
“Schools budget director Jane Turner told board members on Tuesday that the district is facing an $80 million to $100 million cut in state money and will have to make up for $60 million in one-time money spent in last year’s budget”
Some Broward schools go without toilet paper and soap in bathrooms
Teachers stock bathrooms at some schools
By Akilah Johnson, Sun Sentinel
February 9, 2010
From classroom walls to bathroom stalls, posters in Broward County schools urge good hygiene to stop the spread of germs. But when students and teachers try to practice what the posters preach, they sometimes find there’s no toilet paper or soap.
