The Jefferson County School Board recently announced sweeping cuts for the school system, which will include substantial layoffs. The Board plans to cut $12.6 million from the system budget and to eliminate 162 positions. Other staff members will see their contracts shortened. Superintendent Dr. Craig Pouncey says the system's budget had been running at a deficit of around $10 million a year. By that rate, he says, the county could have been in danger of not making payroll within 3 or 4 years. The Alabama Education Association plans to challenge the measure in court when staff is laid off. The cuts will go into effect July 1. The American Diabetes Association is issuing a wake-up call for Americans when it comes to their health. Nearly thirty million people in the United States have diabetes, and around eight million of them don’t even know they have it. Doctor David Marrero is the Director of Health and Education for the ADA. He says the numbers are particularly bad in Alabama. “And
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