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"It's in areas like health care, education and job training," Packer said. "Programs are closing or are being cut, layoffs are happening. It's not just waiting in line a bit longer at the airport."

With school budgets across the nation stretched thin, district officials are looking to advertising dollars to make up for lost funds.

Thanks to a long Labor Day weekend, most students heading back to school today will enjoy a four-day school week. But for some students around the country, every week this school year will be only four days. Facing massive budget cuts and teacher layoffs, some school districts have opted to cut operational costs by closing schools one day per week.