Melisa Lauer

Teacher, Westminster Elementary School

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Third-year teacher at Westminster Elementary School in Venice, California

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LA Unified has sent pink slips to thousands of teachers. Individual schools will receive a total of $270 million in federal stimulus money to buy back jobs as they see fit.

All Things Not Created Equal in Teacher Layoffs

LA Unified has sent pink slips to thousands of teachers. Individual schools will receive a total of $270 million in federal stimulus money to buy back jobs as they see fit.

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