Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 67 furloughs 64 layoffs 63 hiring freezes 63 wage freezes 62 cutbacks 58 tuition hikes 57 budget shortfalls 57 hiring freeze 57 unpaid furloughs 57 belt tightening 54 wage freeze 53 cuts 53 furlough 53 budget shortfall 52 lay offs 51 Layoffs 49 fare hikes 49 pink slips 48 Cutbacks 48 givebacks 48 layoff notices 47 unfunded mandates 47 nonunion employees 46 furloughed 45 downsizing 44 declining enrollment 44 reductions 42 demotions 42 hikes 42 rollbacks 42 Draconian 42 budget 42 redundancies 41 drastic 41 retrenchments 41 closures 41 economic downturn 41 chopping block 41 retrenchment 41 unionized 41 tuition 41 Budget Cuts 40 busing 40 budget deficits 40 shortfalls 40 consolidations 40 Cuts 40 closings 40 buyouts 39 deepening recession 39 midyear 39 unfunded pension 39 austerity measures 39 budgets 39 teaching assistants 39 retrenching 39 financial straits 38 layoff 38 budgetary 38 slowdowns 38 proration 38 staffing 38 salaries 38 recession 38 austerity 38 rolling blackouts 38 reorganizations 38 superintendents 38 administrators 38 draconian 37 downturn 37 collective bargaining 37 paraprofessionals 37 CSEA 37 retirements 37 cutback 37 underfunding 37 labor strife 37 compulsory redundancies 36 overspending 36 economize 36 AFSCME 36 collective bargaining agreements 36 crunch 36 salaried employees 36 slashing 36 librarians 36 McClatchy Co. 36 freezes 36 salaried workers 36 cash strapped 36 Gannett 36 snow removal 36 shortfall 36 unfunded liabilities 36 cutting 36 extracurricular activities 35 unfunded 35 teachers 35 budgeting 35 budgetary constraints