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Will Sequestration Bankrupt American Education?

WILL THE SEQUESTRATION BANKRUPT AMERICAN EDUCATION? IF Congress doesn't come up with a deficit-reduction plan before March 1, 2013 education programs could see at least $713.3A MILLION IN CUTS.". [1] 2,696 schools students may 68,370 COULD LOSE FUNDING no longer receive financial aid. 16,620 teachers, aides, 1,158,000 students may not be served by public schools. and special education staff may lose their jobs. That's like telling the parents of every child under 5 in New York that their child won't go to school. [2] 32,680 work-study students could be dropped. 80 percent of school districts would not be able to make up the 58,800 children could lose access to Head Start. losses from sequestration." Arne Duncan, U.S. Secretary of Education [3] Sources: [1] http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2013/02/22/what-sequester [2] https://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/cats/population.html [3] https://www.ed.gov/news/speeches/testimony-secretary-arne-duncan- senate-appropriations-committee-possible-impact-seques #SEQUESTER Ttotal bankruptcy"

Will Sequestration Bankrupt American Education?

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Congress has been unable to come up with a deficit reduction plan and the economy continues to stall. The median household income has declined in most states and unemployment rates are still greater t...

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