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The Flint Journal today reports on an exclusive story in Michigan Capitol Confidential about the propensity of conventional media to report on teacher layoffs each spring, but then fail to report at the beginning of the school year how few, if any, teachers actually remain laid off.
See these stories for more information on this growing trend:
Coverage of School District Claiming Cuts
Prediction of 'Unprecedented' School Cuts Results in Fewer than 5 Teacher Layoffs
School Adding Teachers on Home Turf of Lawmaker Facing Recall
Headlines Screamed Mass School Layoffs, Reality Tells a Different Story
Sky Not Falling on Saginaw Schools: Fewer Kids, More Teachers After Snyder’s First Budget
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