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The shutdown is hurting schools whose budgets are mostly federal money
Federal government shutdown halts critical Impact Aid funding, threatening payroll and programs in nearly 1,000 districts serving 8 million students, officials warn.
- This year, the U.S. government shutdown has suspended Impact Aid payments, affecting about 1,000 school districts serving nearly 8 million students.
- Federal land is untaxable, so districts with federal land and Native American reservations depend on Impact Aid to fill budget gaps, with payments typically delivered beginning in October.
- At Chinle Unified School District, after-school programs and student meals are suspended while U.S. Education Department workers who handle Impact Aid questions are furloughed.
- Districts are tapping reserves and other funds to meet payroll as federal payments remain suspended, several districts paused programs and food aid, while Lackland Independent School District depends on Impact Aid for about half its budget this year.
- If Education Department Impact Aid staff are eliminated permanently, officials say it's unclear who would handle districts' questions, while a federal judge last week blocked layoffs and LIHEAP payments are delayed with states reallocating funds.
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Shutdown Hurting Schools Whose Budgets Are Mostly Federal Money
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In Chinle, Arizona, the financial hardship caused by the government shutdown has led to the suspension of after-school programs, including some that students rely on for meals.
·Lancaster, United States
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