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Cavanagh, Sean; Hollingsworth, Heather – Education Week, 2011
States are finally arriving at the "funding cliff"--the point where about $100 billion in federal economic-stimulus aid for education runs out. The loss seems certain to compound severe budget woes and could mean thousands of school layoffs and the elimination of popular programs and services in districts across the country. The bulk of…
Descriptors: School District Spending, Elementary Secondary Education, Job Layoff, Retrenchment
Johnston, Robert C. – Education Week, 1998
At Midway High School (Kansas) and other small schools of the Midwest and West, eight-man football is the biggest show in town, allowing participation by many students and rousing community support for the school. Supporters say the teams are essential to school and community identity. In Kansas, however, special state funding that keeps small…
Descriptors: Football, High Schools, Institutional Survival, Rural Schools
Manzo, Kathleen Kennedy – Education Week, 1999
Many school districts in sparsely populated areas of the Midwest and West are contending with dwindling enrollments. Nevertheless, small communities such as Robinson, North Dakota, are resisting pressure from the state and neighboring districts to merge with other school systems. A graph depicts North Dakota enrollment since 1963. Arguments for…
Descriptors: Consolidated Schools, Declining Enrollment, Elementary Secondary Education, Institutional Survival