Senate Deal Would Leave K-12 Sequestration in Place
A pending deal in Congress would give lawmakers time to find a broader budget solution before another round of sequestration cuts hits agencies in January.
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October 16, 2013
October 14, 2013
Should Arne Duncan Decide How to Distribute the Sequester Cuts?
A Republican proposal would give agencies flexibility to determine how they made sequester cuts. But this is not going over well with education advocates.
October 11, 2013
School Lunch Could Hit Skids if Shutdown Persists
The end of the shutdown can't come soon enough for school lunch. It's unclear at this point which states have the cash they'll need to keep feeding students into November.
October 10, 2013
U.S. House Democrats: Sequestration Has Squeezed Schools
Remember sequestration, those 5 percent across-the-board cuts to federal programs that went into effect last March? These days, with the debt-ceiling the debate and the shutdown sucking up all of the oxygen in Washington, it seems some in Congress may have pushed them to the backburner.
October 09, 2013
Answering Your Shutdown Questions
So far, school districts seem to have been spared the vast majority of the pain, but that doesn't mean folks in the education field don't have questions about the shutdown.
October 03, 2013
Race to the Top Applications Still Due Today, Despite Shutdown Hiccups
Bids for the second round of the round of the competition can't be emailed - they have to be delivered through snail mail.
October 02, 2013
Shutdown Hits Everything from Smithsonian Interns to Race to the Top Applications
There's been little impact so far from the government shutdown on K-12 schools around the country, but a handful of public and private school students in the Washington area are an unfortunate exception.
October 01, 2013
The Shutdown and Education: Your Cheat Sheet
The U.S. Department of Education and other government agencies are on partial shutdown now that Congress has failed to reach agreement on a temporary spending plan to keep the government open.
September 09, 2013
What's Next For Education in Congress
Congress is back in town this week, but education legislation is likely to remain on the back burner in both chambers for the next month.
August 13, 2013
Sequestration Effects: 59 Percent of Districts Cut Professional Development
A survey by the American Association of School Administrators finds that across-the-board trigger cuts are affecting classrooms as the 2013-14 school year begins.
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