Sequester Cuts Gut Schools Serving Neediest Students
May 28, 2013 RSS Feed Print
Schools near military bases and Indian reservations lost millions in federal funding when the sequester took effect on March 1.
Long lines and frustrated passengers helped the Federal Aviation Administration skirt major cuts from the so-called fiscal cliff, but public schools have not been so lucky.
Districts across the country are trying desperately to plug the holes in their budgets left by sequestration – a package of mandatory spending cuts that kicked in March 1.
While cuts were billed as across-the-board, some high schools are being pinched harder – and sooner – than others. Schools near military bases and Indian reservations, and those serving large numbers of low-income students, have been hit hardest.
"We're at bare bones now," says Roy Nelson, a school board member in