Baldwin Co. Schools may have to cut up to 100 positions
Baldwin County Schools superintendant said Thursday that the school system may cut many as 100 positions before classes start in August, if the state budget projections become a reality. The school system employs about 4,000 people, including about 2,100 teachers. The job cuts will surround teachers positions.
Why is this happening? Well the Baldwin school system will receive $13 million less from the state next year if the Legislature passes Gov. Bob Riley's proposed education budget, said Superintendent Faron Hollinger. The governor has proposed an education budget that would chop spending for K-12 and higher education by $400 million. Riley representatives have said that state revenues are being harmed by national economic woes.
