As state and local revenue declines, officials are looking for the trims least likely to harm the quality of education. Although some districts have rainy-day funds to tap, concern is growing that students, particularly those who are struggling to learn or who are homeless, are going to feel the pinch. Full Story »
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Well sourced but brief report that forecasts education will be one of the first casualties as states face budget shortfalls in the next year.
Good report on how the financial crisis is affecting schools nationwide, jeopardizing their ability to support needy students. The article offers factual information from multiple sources to document funding decreases across the U.S., pointing out that in the first few months of school, hundreds of school districts have served nearly as many homeless students as in the entire previous year. Important information about an under-reported issue.
Schools are feeling the squeeze just as there’s a surging need for the safety net they provide. Hundreds of districts are reporting that in the first few months of ... More »
Basic reporting about how what will happen to school budgets as a result of less revenue from the recession. Budgets continue downward as enrollment continues upward, creating more pressure on school administrators.
Nothing surprising here. Although politicians, and everyone else over twenty-five, espouse copious noble rhetoric about high purposes of education ... More »
This is a competent, standard article based on the occasion of a survey and augmented with a few expert interviews. As journalism goes, it is journeyman. The Christian Science Monitor can do better, assessing not only that school districts are bracing for belt-tightening but reporting what, precisely, those superintendents are doing about it rather than cutting across the board. One of the chief issues in secondary education as well as higher education is the tremendous cost and ... More »
School districts across the United States are tightening their belts in anticipation of a meager fiscal diet that could carry into 2011. More »
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