Layoffs/Retirements/School Closings
for 2009:
General: Educational & Economent
Environment/Trends
Layoff
Daily
The
Layoff List
Educators Searching for Answers to Money Woes
School District's Budgets Under Stress
School Districts Trying to Lure Teachers to Retire
Job Openings Head South for Teachers
50 Million Enrolled in Public Schools
Michigan Poised to Lift Graduation Rates
Declining Enrollment Hurts Michigan Schools
53% of College Students Graduate within 6 Years (Univ.
of Michigan at 88%)
AHN: Highlights of Low Points in U.S. Economy
The $125,000 Teacher
MEA Critical List
Critical List: MEA Update-June 17, 2009
Schools
Work Hard on Contracts
State of Michigan
Michigan Economy: At a Glance
Michigan to Close 8 Prisons and Lay Off nearly 1,100
State of Michigan Lays Off 300
Auto Industry in Michigan/Bail
Out Failure and Bankruptcy Solution
Chrysler files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy/Closed Plants
Chrysler Closes 789 Dealerships Nationwide
GMC to Close over 1100 Dealerships Nationwide
Guidance Counselors
School Counselors Focus on Optimism
Detroit
Public Schools Needs to Protect Counselor Jobs
A Guidance Concern: Too Many Counselors Cut
Teachers Mental Health Can Put School Districts in
a Bind
Retirements/Retirement Incentives
Tsunami of Teacher Retirements
Shortage of Teachers as Retirements Escalate
EPC Retirement Incentive Clients
Unemployment Trends
Unemployment Rate Tops 10% in 15 States in June
Congressman claims Michigan could have 20% unemployment
Over 740,000 Jobless in Michigan
Michigan's Unemployment Rate Rockets to 15.2%
Michigan Unemployment Rate Now 14.1%-State of Emergency?
Michigan Unemployment Rate 14.1% Expected to Get Worse
Even If Economy Improves
Michigan Unemployment Highest since 1983 at 12.9%
Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy Filings: Over 6,000 per Day
Recession drive Bankruptcy Filings Up 40% in Grand
Rapids
Swine Flu
157 Confirmed Swine Flue Cases in Michigan on May 16
Swine Flu closes Oak Park Schools
4 infected with Swine Flu at West Bloomfield Schools
Most Michigan Schools closed due to Swine Flu will
Re-Open
Swine Flu Tests Schools
1st Michigan School closed due to Swine Flu: L'Anse
Creuse
Swine Flu shuts down 300 Schools in U.S./Texas and
Alabama cancel all High School Athletics for the remainder of
the school year
Detroit Metro Area
Detroit
Detroit Public Schools Vacates 2600 Jobs at 41 Schools
Detroit Gives 20% of Employees 48 Hours Notice to Re-Apply
for Jobs or Be Replaced
Detroit
Public Schools gives Control to Private Sector
Detroit Public Schools Reveals a $148 Million Strategy
Detroit Public Schools Considers Bankruptcy after axing
2451 employees
Detroit Public Schools Pushes Out 1,776 more
Detroit Pubic Schools to Lay Off 900+
33 Detroit Principals are Non-Renewed
Detroit Public Schools has $306 Million Deficit
Detroit Public Schools Lays off 600 and Closed 23 Schools
Macomb
Grosse Pointe Schools Lays Off 74 Teachers
Grosse Pointe Public Schools lays off 74
Grosse Pointe Recalls 17
Utica Schools dismiss 84
Future Negotiations to play a Role in Romeo's Balanced
Budget
Romeo Schools Staff, Parents Worry over Possible Cuts
Clintondale Schools axe 15 Probationary Teachers
St. Clair
Port Huron Schools say Good Bye to 75 Employees
Oakland
School Funding Crisis in Oakland County
Novi makes Cuts
Oakland County to lose 25,000 jobs in 2009 after losing
20,000 in 2008
Pontiac Schools Lay Off Everyone: 760 May Be Affected
Waterford Schools make $4.2 Million in Cuts
Holly Schools to Offer 15 Teacher Buy Outs
West Bloomfield Schools Tallys 84 Layoffs
Southfield Public Schools Employees agree to a 2% Pay
Cut
Southfield Public Schools may lay off 150
Southfield Public Schools lays off 104 teachers
Clawson Schools Slash 16 Teachers
Avondale Schools Trim 30
Wayne
Livonia Schools Pink Slip 107
Northville Schools Cut Staff
Van Buren Schools Lay Off 81 Employees
Wyandotte Schools Exit 9
Dearborn Schools Cut 80
Crestwood Schools Cut 32
Taylor Schools Send 34 Packing
Wayne County Sends 500 to Unemployment
Livingston County Area
Hartland Schools are $7.5 Million in Red
Brighton Schools has $6.5 Million Deficit
Brighton Area Schools lay off 54 teachers and Offer
Buy-Out
Howell Schools Cut $2.7 Million
Howell Schools Dismiss 10 Guidance Counselors Amongst
Cuts
Howell Schools prepare to lay off 30 employees
Pinckney Schools Incentives Avoid Layoffs
Pinckney Schools to Lay Off 14
Pinckney Schools Eye 21 Layoffs
Grand Rapids/Holland Area
West Michigan Approves Deep Cuts
Grand Rapids Negotiations Continue
Grand Rapids Schools Lay Off 141 Teachers
Grand Rapids Schools Lay Off 95
Grand Rapids Area Schools Look to Clean Up Budget Woes
Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills Schools Approves Buy Outs
Jenison Teachers Protest Privatization of Custodial
Services
Rockford Schools Lay Off 7
Rockford Calls Trimester Scheduling a Success
Byron Center Schools Lay Off 55
Byron Center Schools to Cut 32
Byron Center Schools Approve Budget with $1.8 Million
Cuts
Educational Budget Woes Felt in Byron Center/Wyoming
areas
Kent City Schools Plays Retire, Then Re-Hire
Kentwood Schools Lay Off 153
Comstock Park Schools Lay Off 45
Wyoming Godfrey-Lee Schools Impose Mandatory Furloughs
Update: Holland Schools Lay Off 40
Holland Schools to lay off 20 teachers
Grand Haven Early Teacher Retirement Incentive Helps
Balance Budget
Muskegon Area
Muskegon Schools Lay Off 9 Teachers
Muskegon Schools Reach an Agreement with Teachers
Wayland Union Schools Lay Off 22
Whitehall Cuts Budget and Uses Fund Equity
Allegan ESA Pink Slips 20
Kalamazoo and Western Michigan
Portage Schools Cut 23 Custodians and Balances Budget
Benton Harbor Schools Exit 6
Coldwater Lays Off 25
Northern Michigan and Upper Peninsula
Escanaba Schools Lays Off 10 Teachers
Escanaba Schools Lay Off 10 Teachers and a Nurse
Marquette Teachers Offer Plan
Suttons Bay Schools to Displace 30 Employees including
a Guidance Counselor
3 Laid Off in Petoskey Schools, More on the Way
Traverse City Schools Lay Off 18
Alcona Lays Off 3
Flint/Saginaw/Bay City Areas
Economic Conditions Affect Schools Across the Country
Bay City Schools to Cut $1 Million
Bay City to Balance Budget with Layoffs
Midland Cuts Approved
Saginaw Schools Buy Out Plan may avoid Layoffs
Saginaw Township Teachers Worry about Cuts
Saginaw Township Cuts Two Elementary Guidance Counselors
Flint Parents Turning to Charter Schools with School
Closings
Flint Public Schools Lays off 257 Staff
Flint Public Schools to lay off 200; close 12 schools
Flushing Schools to cut $1.4 to 2 million from budget
52 Laid Off at Flint Kearsley
Fenton Lays Off 14
Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti Area
Ypsilanti Lincoln Schools Concessions Avoid Layoffs
Ypsilanti Schools Approve Deficit Budget
Ypsilanti Schools lay off 3 teachers
Ypsilanti School Employees agree to a 3% Pay Cut
Ypsilanti Willow Run Schools lays off 18 teachers/closes
Elementary School
Tecumseh Schools remove 16
Saline Area Schools to lay off 8 teachers
Mid-Michigan Area
Lansing School District lays off 170
41 Accept Buy Out from Mount Pleasant Schools
Jackson County Area
Unemployment in Jackson County at 13.4%--Highest in
25 Years
Jackson Area School Districts Forced to Reduce Staff
to Balance Budgets
Jackson Western Approved Retirement Incentive for 6
Teachers
Jackson Western District lays off 10 teachers-first
in 25 years
Jackson Northwest Furloughs 11 Employees
Negotiations stalled at Jackson Northwest Schools
Jackson Public School's $66 million budget has a variety
of cuts
Jackson Public Schools Approved Budget and Teacher
Contract
Napoleon Schools Lay Off 2 Administrators
Napoleon Schools Vote to Cut 7 Teachers
Hudson Cuts 7
Fewer Cuts Expected for Jackson Area Schools
Monroe County & Southern
Michigan
Toledo to Close 2 Schools and Lay Off 116
3 Guidance Counselors Laid Off at Monroe Schools
Bedford Schools Pink Slip 46 Employees