What Happens to Students When Parents Are Laid Off

Houston-area schools brace for impact of NASA layoffs, Houston Chronicle
“Bracing for layoffs among NASA contractors, several Houston-area school districts are ramping up efforts to support students during what’s expected to be an increasingly difficult financial time. Hundreds of families in the Clear Creek, Dickinson, Alvin, La Porte and Pasadena districts are expected to be affected by the layoffs, which are ongoing as the end of the space shuttle program nears.”