By Ty Tagami
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
There will be no new furloughs in DeKalb County schools for the coming year, but teachers and administrators will get a little less money when they retire.
he county school board responded Monday to state budget cuts by eliminating payments to retirement savings accounts for teachers and administrators.
The move will save $26 million - as much as $10 million more than was needed because of belt-tightening by the state.
As part of state budget cuts, Georgia is slashing money that supplements local school districts. Gov. Sonny Perdue had recommended that locals furlough teachers to accommodate the cuts. Some counties, such as Gwinnett, Fulton and Forsyth, decided to do just that. Others, including Cobb and now DeKalb, found other ways to shave money.
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