So the Seattle School District will be laying off 170-180 teachers, some of whom will be re-hired to replace teachers who leave over the summer. (The district would have been able to raise more money had the state’s Democratic leadership been able to agree on a special session to raise the school levy cap.)Meanwhile, Seattle-area foreclosure filings are down from March but up from last April. Despite all the speculation of recovery, national retail sales plummeted last month. But state economic forecasters tell us that unemployment benefit claims peaked last month and we’re turning the corner. Nevertheless, they say, the unemployment rate should continue to go up until the middle of next year.