Thread by @CenterOnBudget

#GreatReads from @anya1anya: Schools need more money, but states are facing deep, deep budget cuts due to the pandemic. Congress can help.
npr.org/2020/07/09/888…

@anya1anya The Great Recession was a powerful lesson in what happens when states face large budget cuts w/o receiving help from the federal government.

Emergency federal aid closed only about 1/4 of state budget shortfalls.

cbpp.org/blog/the-great…

@anya1anya Because emergency aid closed only about 1/4 of the budget shortfalls, states started cutting funding to K-12 schools to help comply with their balanced budget requirements.

@anya1anya Local school districts responded by cutting teachers, librarians, & other staff; scaling back counseling & other services; & even reducing the number of school days.

School districts have never recovered from the layoffs they imposed back then.

@anya1anya When #COVID19 hit, K-12 schools employed 77,000 fewer teachers and other workers even though they were teaching 2 million more children.

Every classroom in America is at risk. cbpp.org/blog/the-great…

@anya1anya With so much at stake for students & their families, the President & Congress **need** to provide significant fiscal relief to states, localities, tribes, & territories to minimize education cuts.