County teachers aren’t likely to get their annual pay raise next year, Brandon Shulleeta reports in the Progress today. That’s already the case for state employees, who aren’t getting any raises for performance or cost of living increases, and with Albemarle facing the same economic conditions, it looks like there’s no way around limiting teacher pay likewise. No official decision has been made, but with a $4.7M shortfall in the county budget, it may as well have been.
Swine flu is sweeping through county schools. It’s basically like any other flu in its effects, but it sure is contagious. #
Matthew Broderick and Annette Benning will be at this year’s Film Fest. Also, Norman Jewison and John Waters (!). #
City Council has passed a resolution apologizing for its role in Massive Resistance, Rachana Dixit writes in today’s Progress. The vote was unanimous. Copies of the resolution will be sent to the dozen men and women who were the first students to cross the color barrier fifty years ago.
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