Norton Schools to Lose $120K if Sequester is Not Resolved
Sequestration cuts could effect Title I, Title IIa and Federal Special Education grants.
The Norton Public Schools could take a hit in March due to the sequestration currently being debated in Washington D.C. and the country at large. Interim superintendent of schools Christopher Martes said on Monday that, if the sequester goes through, Norton would lose $120,000 in federal grant money. “Sequestration cuts may effect three grants,” Martes said. He said that the grants were the federal Title I grant, also known as the Education for the Disadvantaged grant, Title IIa grant, also known as the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, and the Federal Special Education grant. The state of Massachusetts would itself see $91 million in cuts if congress fails to avoid the sequester, according to a report released by the President …
