PSAT for 2-26-13: Tell Congress no sequestration cuts to education!
Congress and the White House are working to resolve the “sequestration” threat set up by their failure to agree on a federal budget last year. Without a budget agreement, massive across-the-board program cuts will kick in on Friday. This may include:
- Loss of 100,000 Head Start slots.
- Service cuts to 500,000 special needs students.
- An end to Title 1 grants, affecting 2 million students.
- Huge class size increases and service cuts as districts are forced to terminate tens of thousands of teachers and support staff.