On Nov. 12, AASA released the “Study of the Impact of the Economic Downturn on Schools.” The study, based on a survey of AASA-member superintendents conducted in October 2008, found that school districts in every region of the country are feeling the impact of the economic downturn and implementing belt-tightening measures in response to shrinking budgets.  Read the full study at http://www.aasa.org/files/PDFs/Publications/AASAEconomicImpactSurvey2008.pdf.