150 teaching positions restored

The school system officially reversed 150 cut teacher positions yesterday, relieving some concern that class sizes would swell next year.

Superintendent Kevin M. Maxwell had sliced 200 teaching jobs in March because his staff feared County Executive John R. Leopold's 2008-09 budget would not provide enough money to keep the entire teaching force employed.

With the County Council's passage of the county's $1.22 billion spending plan Thursday, those fears evaporated and school administrators released a detailed plan of which schools can welcome back some of the eliminated teaching jobs. Teacher positions will return...