Baltimore City schools to eliminate 171 jobs

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Baltimore City Public Schools will eliminate 171 full-time positions — a list that includes no teachers and principals — to help close a budget gap, the school system said on Tuesday. The announcement came amid much speculation that the layoffs were in the works, with many fearing teachers would be among those displaced. But school officials said they anticipate that fewer than 171 people will be affected because some staff will be transferred or reassigned to open positions. Positions impacted…