More Than 90 Percent of Ed Dept. Staff Would Be Furloughed in Shutdown, Will Slow ESSA Plans, Hurt 'Impact Aid' Schools

A collision of deadlines and politics has given rise to that most perfect, and increasingly frequent, of D.C. storms: the impending government shutdown.

Current funding runs out Friday. After that, only government employees performing “essential government functions” — like the military or food inspectors — continue working. Very few employees in the Education Department, however, meet that essential standard, and that could throw a wrench into the works of some major K-12 programs.

https://www.the74million.org/more-than-90-percent-of-ed-dept-staff-would-be-furloughed-in-shutdown-will-slow-essa-plans-hurt-impact-aid-schools/