12/3/12 - A local education agency is calling on the US Legislature to resolve the fiscal cliff issue before it devastates schools and educational services nationwide. The Livingston Educational Service Agency Board of Education has passed a resolution asking Congress to amend the Budget Control Act of 2011, which would automatically trigger tax increases and spending cuts at the end of the year. The board says the act, commonly known as the âfiscal cliff,â would reduce education funding by more than 8% and be detrimental to the quality of education received by millions of students across the country. The board says the fiscal cliff would reduce funding to LESAâs own programs and services by more than $700,000. In a press release today, LESA Superintendent David Campbell said there has not been enough attention paid to how the fiscal cliff will impact education and the LESA board felt it was necessary to express their concerns. (TD)
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