“RELIEVED” IS WHAT ALBUQUERQUE TEACHERS FEDERATION PRESIDENT ELLEN BERNSTEIN SAYS APS TEACHERS ARE NOW THAT A NEW BUDGET IS APPROVED FOR THE DISTRICT. SHE SAYS IT’S BECAUSE THE SCHOOL BUDGET CONTAINS NO LAYOFFS OR FURLOUGHS.
BUT BERNSTEIN SAYS THEY’RE ANXIOUS ABOUT THE STATE BUDGET … WONDERING IF THE HOUSE-APPROVED PLAN THAT INCLUDES INCREASES IN REVENUE AS WELL AS TAX HIKES WILL BE SIGNED OR VETOED BY GOVERNOR MARTINEZ. BERNSTEIN HOPES MARTINEZ CHANGES HER MIND ABOUT TAX HIKES AND SIGNS THE BUDGET PACKAGE.
