The California school system has faced hurdles in terms of dealing with balancing the budget and trying to retain teaching careers. Some cities are worse than others in terms of financial turmoil, and these school systems have been trying to brainstorm ideas to keep the curriculum as beneficial as possible for students. A deal was recently reached that would keep Los Angeles teachers employed by cutting the school year by at least five days, according to Los Angeles' CBS affiliate, KCAL 9. The agreement, which was overseen by unions representing the teachers and administrators, stipulates that educators would take five unpaid furlough days during the 2010-2011 school year and seven the next year. "Despite the Los Angeles Unified School District's (LAUSD's) enormous budget deficit caused by California's bleak economic situation, we believe that we have arrived at a reasonable settlement," Judith Perez, president of the administrators' union, told the news provider. The new agreement helped save more than 2,000 education careers in the district. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, teaching careers are expected to increase by 13% by 2018.  |