GA Adopts Furlough policy

ATLANTA (AP) -- High school librarian Melissa Payne is starting her new school year with $1,000 less in her paycheck and three days that she'll be forced to stay home from her job.
It's the same story across the country, where teachers -- once among the groups exempted from furlough days -- are being forced to take unpaid days off amid massive state budget cuts.
Georgia is the only state so far to impose statewide furloughs for educators this fiscal year, though others are considering it. But furloughs are happening in individual districts in states such as New Mexico, Florida and California, said Ed Muir, deputy director of research and information services for the American Federation of Teachers.