Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent, Ramon Cortines, right, discusses with board members: Tamar Galatzan, standing left, and Steve Zimmer, sitting left, the LAUSD's 2010-11 Budget balancing scenarios before its vote on Tuesday, Dec. 08, 2009. The LAUSD school board on Tuesday approved a plan to close a $470 million budget gap in the next academic year by cutting more than 5,000 jobs if unions do not agree to givebacks and voters do not approve a parcel tax.
(AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)