Report: School districts at funding cliff

Here's another word to add to the current budget and fiscal crisis lexicon...the "funding cliff."  With so many resourceful and thoughtful people in this country, you'd think we'd have anticipated and alleviated this situation...

School systems are experiencing a triple whammy. Federal resources are drying up at the same time that state budgets are being cut and revenues from local property taxes are shrinking due to falling housing prices and foreclosures.  ...the cuts districts are experiencing could be deep enough and last long enough to stall or upend the reforms that are most likely to contribute to improving our schools as well as the nation’s economic situation in the future.  [Full Article:  The Washington Post-The Answer Sheet]