Reason's Lisa Snell examines concerns that thousands of California teachers will soon be laid off and says, "Education officials at the state, county and local levels need to seriously look at reducing the number of professional educators who are not in classrooms. When revenues are tight, spending reductions need to be made outside of the classroom first."
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