Saturday, May 9, 2009

IN THE NEWS: Over 1,000 take district's early-out offer

Leanne Lynn has agreed to retire from teaching at Birney Elementary School next month for an extra year's pay and a chance to help save the San Diego Unified School District millions of dollars.

Lynn, who has taught for 36 years, is among the 592 teachers to accept the golden-handshake offer by yesterday's 5 p.m. deadline. Read More from the San Diego Union-Tribune.