Sequestration Threat Minimal for Council Rock Schools, Superintendent Says
Federal aid accounted for $1.84 million of Council Rock's $202 million budget for 2012-2013.
Sequestration – the $85 billion in automatic budget cuts set to begin Friday unless Congress reaches a deal – would have implications at the state level but would not have a significant immediate impact on local school funding, officials said. According to information released by the White House, Pennsylvania will lose approximately $26.4 million in federal education funding. But Council Rock School District Superintendent Mark Klein said Council Rock relies “very little” on federal aid. Because of that, he believes sequestration would have only a slight impact to local public schools. Federal aid accounted for $1.84 million of Council Rock's $202 million budget for 2012-2013. However, the impacts of sequestration may be felt immediately …
Dolores Umbridge
9:56 am on Tuesday, February 26, 2013
This is because residents in CR actually pay their taxes. more ›