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Wednesday, February 27, 2013  The automatic, across-the-board cuts will amount to $85 billion. If Congress doesn't act by Friday, the budgets of most federal government programs and agencies will shrink. That includes budgets for public schools.

Tuesday, May 01, 2012  Stephanie Fryer with Illinois Statehouse News writes that the notion of Illinois school districts shouldering more of the costs of teacher pensions has small town administrators preparing for deep cuts, but the lack of legislative action is making preparing tough.

Monday, February 20, 2012 

Thursday, November 17, 2011  Quincy School Board member Scott Stone proposed making a 10 percent reducation in aministrative pay effective with the next contract renewal.

Monday, October 24, 2011  Already financially hurting school districts brace for more cuts ahead

Saturday, October 15, 2011  During a time when it seems the cost of just about everything is going up, students at Culver Stockton College have something to be happy about. They won't see an increase in their tuition, at least for another year. That was the decision made at last week's fall board meeting. Trustees voted to freeze tuition at $22,250.