The Difference Between a Pink Slip and a Layoff Notice

By Ana Tintocalis / Education Reporter, KPBS Public Broadcasting

Published May 23, 2008 at 2:10 PM PDT

This story was published more than 15 years ago.

Over the past few months the San Diego Unified school district and other districts in San Diego County have been trying to figure out how many teachers they can afford to keep on their payroll for nex

Over the past few months the San Diego Unified school district and other districts in San Diego County have been trying to figure out how many teachers they can afford to keep on their payroll for next school year. That's because the governor's January budget proposal included severe cuts to education funding. Now the governor has changed his tune -- he's backed away from making those severe cuts.

KPBS reporter Ana Tintocalis joins us to explain what all this means to possible teacher layoffs.

Ana Tintocalis

Ana Tintocalis was a member of the KPBS radio news team from 2001 to 2011. She first served as a as a producer for "These Days" (now "Midday Edition") and then later as the station's education reporter. After graduating from California State University, Long Beach with a journalism degree, Ana began working as a field reporter and anchor at KLON Radio 88.1 FM in Long Beach, covering breaking news in Orange and Los Angeles counties. During that time she also freelanced for other print and broadcast news organizations, such as Metro Networks, the Associated Press, and Santa Clarita Our Times. In 2001, Ana traveled for more than three months in Cuba where she produced a radio series focusing on the street music in Havana. Upon returning from her journey, Ana freelanced as a reporter covering court cases for the Antelope Valley Press, a newspaper based in Palmdale, California.

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