Tag: Sequestration

  • ED Week: Congress Approves Budget Deal That Puts Brakes on Sequestration

    Here. An excerpt: School districts chafing under the across-the-board federal cuts known as sequestrationare about to get  a reprieve: The U.S. Senate gave final approval, on a vote of 64 to 36 Wednesday to a broad budget deal that would ward off the vast majority of the impending cuts to K-12 education spending—and nearly every other federal program—for…

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  • Hearing on Sequestration – 11/14

    Tomorrow, the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs will hold a hearing on the impact of sequestration on Indian Country.   WASHINGTON D.C. – On Thursday, November 14 at 2:30 PM, Chairwoman Maria Cantwell (D-WA) will hold a U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs oversight hearing on the impact of sequestration on Indian Country and the ongoing effect…

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  • Education Cuts Hang in Balance as Budget Haggling Begins

    Here is the discussion from ED Week.  An excerpt: Education advocates are keeping close tabs on a congressional conference committee charged with coming up with a budget solution in hopes that lawmakers may stop a series of blunt, across-the-board cuts known as sequestration. The cuts, which have already eliminated thousands of Head Start slots and caused…

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