Shutdown Could Affect Local Schools

Item: Shutdown could affect area schools: Federal funding for education programs may be delayed /Maureen Dolan, Coeur d’Alene Press

More Info: They haven’t felt the pinch yet, but officials in the area’s public school districts say the government shutdown, if it drags on, could begin to affect their budgets within the coming weeks. Federal dollars provide significant support for school districts nationwide for a variety of programs including special education and nutrition services. Coeur d’Alene School District Chief Operating Officer Wendell Wardell advised trustees in his district this week that the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Agriculture had each cautioned that an extended shutdown period would affect funding for education programs.

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