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Des Moines school district restoring 18 teachers
Associated Press
Jul. 8, 2010 11:00 am
Some of the teachers who were laid off by the Des Moines school district earlier this year will be headed back to classrooms.
The school district said Wednesday that insurance rates were lower than expected. That means it can restore 18 teaching positions, five custodians and one laborer. The district eliminated 173 teaching positions because of an $11 million budget shortfall.
Restoring the 24 jobs will cost the district about $1.5 million. Officials haven't yet decided which specific teaching positions will be restored. They say they'll review what areas have the greatest need.
The Des Moines district has 31,000 students in 66 schools.
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