causing teachers to be laid off in droves as the president said. kasich's 2011 budget cut education funding by 11.5%. as a result, an estimated 10,000 ohio teachers could end up losing their jobs. the president invited one of the teachers to sit near the first lady in the house chamber tonight as he delivered his jobs speech. she joins us tonight. nicole gentile, a third grade teacher from cleveland, ohio. nicole, thanks for your time tonight. that sound byte we played of president obama, did you feel like you still had hope to keep your job because you're set to be laid off in october. how do you feel? >> it made me very optimistic. i just really hope this job bill goes through fast. we need to get our teachers back into the classrooms and working with the children. >> who do you blame for your job being in jeopardy and your colleagues? >> you know what, i think there's a lot of finger pointing