If Congress decides to pass a continuing resolution through March 2017 to keep programs funded at FY2016 levels, there will actually be a 0.5% cut for all programs across the board (including education) to keep fiscal spending within the limits of the sequester budget caps. The Committee for Education Funding (CEF) outlines what these cuts will mean for federal spending on Title I, IDEA, Impact Aid, and other affected programs in FY2017 in the table attached.