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Impact of shutdown on Ed. Dept. remains mystery
- 04-07-2011
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Blog by Michele McNeil/Education Week
As a federal government shutdown looms, the Obama administration is gearing up to stop doing business. In a telephone briefing that finished just a few minutes ago, a senior administration official said that this weekend's Cherry Blossom Parade in Washington, D.C. would not go on, and national parks would close. But just how the shutdown would affect the U.S. Department of Education and its programs remains very unclear. So far, your intrepid Politics K-12 reporters have not gotten answers to basic questions, such as: How many personnel are considered essential, and what kind of people are they? What will be the impact on federally managed student loans? And what about programs that are not funded in advance, such as Impact Aid? The U.S. Department of Education won't answer these questions, referring all inquiries to the OMB, which also hasn't responded to repeated requests and is no doubt swamped with similar questions from thousands of other reporters. (more...)
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