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Unions’ political influence has helped sink Michigan and may soon sink California as well as public employee benefits and pension payouts soar relative to tax receipts.

Glendale Unified School District Superintendent Dr. Michael Escalante cites board’s fiscal prudence with reserves as key to avoiding teacher layoffs in 2009.

A request for Glendale Unified School District teachers to voluntarily remove personally-owned appliances such as refrigerators, coffee makers, and microwaves from classrooms became an outright ban when almost no teachers responded. A one-sided article on the new policy didn’t mention this progression.

Glendale Unified School District is in a fairly good position with respect to academic ranking and prudent budgeting, earning high marks from U.S. News and World Report, and a “low-risk auditee” classification from its annual audit.