As the Congressional Super Committee tries to come to some sort of agreement on a debt reduction plan, everyone is scattering to see how the possible automatic cuts that could kick in if they fail to meet their deadline would affect them. Education is not immune. If the committee falters, the NEA estimates a $3.54 billion cut coming to federal education funding.
This could be yet another blow to classrooms everywhere. The White House recently released a white paper showing how teaching jobs are at risk across the country. Since the recession began, nearly 300,000 education jobs have been lost. This is over half of all public sector jobs that have been eliminated. The report goes on to estimate that over 200,000 education jobs may be lost in the next year with these cuts. You can read the Congressional Budget Office's report on education cuts here.
This shows the importance of the need for our continued vigilance in lobbying our local, state and national legislators as we move into the state and local budget sessions in the coming months.
This could be yet another blow to classrooms everywhere. The White House recently released a white paper showing how teaching jobs are at risk across the country. Since the recession began, nearly 300,000 education jobs have been lost. This is over half of all public sector jobs that have been eliminated. The report goes on to estimate that over 200,000 education jobs may be lost in the next year with these cuts. You can read the Congressional Budget Office's report on education cuts here.
This shows the importance of the need for our continued vigilance in lobbying our local, state and national legislators as we move into the state and local budget sessions in the coming months.
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