Economic Crisis Continues to Hinder and Hit Schools and Teachers

by Mike Smith · 2009-09-09 16:36:00 UTC
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The stimulus package — better known as the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act — is affecting schools at the bottom and at the top of performance rankings. Schools across the spectrum have been able to rehire teachers thanks to $100 billion in federal money being made available, reported the New York Times yesterday. But the economic crisis continues to disrupts schools and school districts, having the effect of pushing up class sizes and leaving thousands of other teachers out of work.

Meanwhile, Washington D.C. schools are celebrating high attendance, happy to see as many pupils as possible in school, with more than 44,000 enrolled this year. The news was encouraging for the D.C. system explained the Washington Post who noted that about 30,000 of the district's enrolled students are in charter schools. Even successful, prosperous schools are facing cuts that necessitate dramatic reform.

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Mike Smith is associate editor at Change.org.
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