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The Sound of Ideas - Last Hired, First Fired
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To balance its budget and re-align itself with a smaller student population, the Cleveland schools have put 800 jobs on the chopping block. They're far from unique. New York City's schools chancellor, for instance, wants to cut more than 8,000 jobs. In both New York and Ohio, choosing who goes boils down to one rule - last hired, first fired.

Guests

Claudio Sanchez, Education Reporter, NPR
Jennifer Medina, Education Reporter, The New York Times
Frederick Hess, American Enterprise Institute
May 3, 2010