Prince George's County executive Jack B. Johnson hopes to reduce school cuts and furloughs, but needs $44 million from Gov. O'Malley to make it happen. In his last budget before leaving office, Prince George's County Executive Jack B. Johnson (D) wants to cancel employee furloughs and provide as much education funding as possible, the executive said at a public hearing Wednesday. But Johnson's hopes for his $2.6 billion spending plan rest o

The new approved budget for our school system will lay off all the bilingual liaison positions, causing worry and concern in the Latino community. Through the use of a translator, Virginia Garcia, a mother of three, begged the Prince George's County school board Feb. 25 to consider reinstating bilingual parent liaisons next year. "We have a bilingual woman in our school who does us the favor of translating between students, pare

New Channel 8 reports on parents fear over the cuts in the school budget. Prince George's County officials have announced major budget cuts for the 2010-2011 school year. Parents knew the cuts were coming but they aren't happy about it because they fear their children might suffer. Parents say they are already dealing with making ends meet at home thanks to the economy. Now, that pinch could be felt in class. Prince George's County offic

The approval of the 2010/2011 school budget means a loss of 355 teachers, and 800 jobs in total. The Prince George's Board of Education on Saturday eliminated hundreds of jobs, approved lengthy furloughs, slashed bus service and expanded class sizes for all but the youngest students under a budget for the 2010-11 school year. Unlike in Montgomery County, which passed a schools budget earlier this month that largely maintains services whi