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http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/2008-11-11-school-cuts_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip
School districts caught in a squeeze
School superintendents nationwide say the struggling economy threatens to reverse progress they have made in closing historic achievement gaps as schools face trimmed budgets now — and possibly worse ones next fall.
According to a survey being released today by the American Association of School Administrators, nearly half of superintendents are reducing hiring and cutting back on supplies. Twenty percent already have laid off staff, and another 31% have considered it.
"This is scary. This is the worst that I have seen," says Daniel Domenech, the group's executive director, an educator for nearly 40 years......
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In rural Boscobel, Wis., school superintendent Steve Smith says he sees a lot of "for sale" signs in front of homes. He wonders what foreclosures will do to his $10 million budget, which is "heavily reliant" on state and local property taxes. "We're nervous," Smith says. "We're apprehensive about where things could lead, and we're fearful that the tax dollars won't be there."
Not all is doom and gloom, though, in his district: Voters just approved a three-year referendum that will help balance his budget in the face of enrollment downturns and a $3 billion state budget deficit. "I won't have to cut this winter as dramatically," Smith says."
http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/2008-11-11-school-cuts_N.htm?loc=interstitialskip
School districts caught in a squeeze
School superintendents nationwide say the struggling economy threatens to reverse progress they have made in closing historic achievement gaps as schools face trimmed budgets now — and possibly worse ones next fall.
According to a survey being released today by the American Association of School Administrators, nearly half of superintendents are reducing hiring and cutting back on supplies. Twenty percent already have laid off staff, and another 31% have considered it.
"This is scary. This is the worst that I have seen," says Daniel Domenech, the group's executive director, an educator for nearly 40 years......
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In rural Boscobel, Wis., school superintendent Steve Smith says he sees a lot of "for sale" signs in front of homes. He wonders what foreclosures will do to his $10 million budget, which is "heavily reliant" on state and local property taxes. "We're nervous," Smith says. "We're apprehensive about where things could lead, and we're fearful that the tax dollars won't be there."
Not all is doom and gloom, though, in his district: Voters just approved a three-year referendum that will help balance his budget in the face of enrollment downturns and a $3 billion state budget deficit. "I won't have to cut this winter as dramatically," Smith says."