Congress finally passed some support for state budgets to make sure there are enough teachers as school opens.
Kind of “yay.” We accomplished this by planning to cut food stamps starting in 2014.
This comic succinctly captures the essence of our national experience since the summer of 2007 when all this kicked into gear. (ht balloon-juice)
How will the economic downturn affect education budgets? How are executives at publishing houses and education technology firms planning for the recession?
Education Week noted a couple of weeks ago:
“…states across the country are confronting deteriorating budget conditions that have tied the hands of legislators and governors hoping to spare K-12 education…Altogether, the 2009 budget gaps—the difference between what states are expected to collect in revenue and what they’re expected to spend on services—will exceed $26 billion, the NCSL says.”
I recently conducted an informal poll of 30 Education Industry executives on this topic. They expect that the impact will be far more immediate than past downturns but generally they expect it be moderate.
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