Great Recession

The Fiscal Cliff Schools Faced After the Stimulus

When we talk about the Great Recession's impact on schools, we usually focus on 2008 and 2009, when budgets cratered and teachers received pink slips. But the story is more complicated. In some ways, the real damage came later.[1] The Numbers That Don't Add Up Looking at California school districts in 2010, something strange appears in the data. Despite a historic recession, many districts saw their budgets stabilize or even grow. The answer is ARRA (the American Recovery and Reinvestment Ac