Emporia County News

State budget cuts could force Virginia school districts to adopt a doomsday budget that would require laying off teachers and staff, increasing student-teacher ratios, eliminating summer school and taking other drastic measures, the Virginia Association of School Superintendents warned last week.

Published by the Scott County Virginia Star on Thursday, January 21, 2010. State budget cuts could force Virginia school districts to adopt a "doomsday budget" that would require laying off teachers and staff, increasing student-teacher ratios, eliminating summer school and taking other drastic measures, the Virginia Association of School ...

Virginia's public school superintendents are considering increasing class sizes, slashing teacher positions and cutting programs to deal with expected budget cuts, a group representing the school leaders said Tuesday.