How education could fall off the fiscal cliff  Across-the-board
budget cuts will occur in federal programs if no agreement
reached  Author: By Donna Krache CNN Published On: Nov 15 2012
10:07:33 AM EST   Updated On: Nov 15 2012 09:27:17 AM EST Desks
in classroom (CNN) -   What does it mean?   What kind of cuts
will this mean for education?   Why is that so scary?  Part of
the reason is that America's schools have added 5.4 million new
students to their rolls since 2003, and costs have risen about
25 percent. Budget cuts triggered by the fiscal cliff could
potentially affect millions of students and teachers by reducing
programs and services and increasing class sizes.
"Sequestration would hurt our school districts and ultimately,
our students," said Rigsby on a conference call Wednesday.
Schools would really feel the hit next academic year. According
to the National School Boards Association, sequestration won't
automatically impact most schools' 2012-2013 budgets, but for
the 2013-2014 school year, the i