Mary Wilson
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THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS
October 23, 20207:00 AM ET
CORY TURNER
Back in May, school funding experts predicted a looming financial disaster for the nation's K-12 schools.
"I think we're about to see a school funding crisis unlike anything we have ever seen in modern history," warned Rebecca Sibilia, the founder of EdBuild, a school finance advocacy organization. "We are looking at devastation that we could not have imagined ... a year ago."
... "There are about 570,000 fewer local education jobs" this year compared to the start of the previous school year, says Michael Leachman, who studies state fiscal policy at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. "Those are teachers, bus drivers, cafeteria workers, secretaries, librarians, counselors."
Sibilia says one reason we haven't seen even more cuts is "because all of our elected leaders are putting their head in the sand."
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October 23, 20207:00 AM ET
CORY TURNER
Back in May, school funding experts predicted a looming financial disaster for the nation's K-12 schools.
"I think we're about to see a school funding crisis unlike anything we have ever seen in modern history," warned Rebecca Sibilia, the founder of EdBuild, a school finance advocacy organization. "We are looking at devastation that we could not have imagined ... a year ago."
... "There are about 570,000 fewer local education jobs" this year compared to the start of the previous school year, says Michael Leachman, who studies state fiscal policy at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. "Those are teachers, bus drivers, cafeteria workers, secretaries, librarians, counselors."
Sibilia says one reason we haven't seen even more cuts is "because all of our elected leaders are putting their head in the sand."
https://www.npr.org/sections/corona...twitter.com&utm_term=nprnews&utm_campaign=npr