Deficit Reduction Looms Over Education Spending.

The article reports that federal lawmaker's failure to reduce the federal deficit could lead the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to issue sequestration guidelines cutting fiscal year 2013 federal spending by 7.8-14 percent. It discusses the challenges facing school systems struggling to cope with potential cuts to programs funded by the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the approaches taken to cope with the loss of funds. INSET: Sequestration: What Can You Do?.