November 7, 2008 10:49AM # Sing It to the NEA, Mr. Loaf! By [Neal McCluskey](https://www.cato.org/people/neal-mccluskey) --- SHARE ![Media Name: r197712_754430.jpg](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/pubs_2x/public/download-remote-images/www.abc.net.au/233413612072/r197712_754430.jpg?itok=9wPquxcd) The education news these days is a deafening roar of public school folks [wailing and gnashing teeth](http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/thehomeroom/2008/11/budget-impact-o.html) over budget cuts and “tough times.” But maybe it’s not so bad after all. From an article on the latest [national employment report](http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/markets/economy/economy-sheds--jobs-october-unemployment-rate-hits/): > Nearly all of the major sectors of the economy lost jobs. The only industries that saw job gains in October were the education, government and health sectors — which are often considered recession-resistant. That’s a trifecta of security for public school nurses, but pretty good news for teachers and administrators as well. After all, [two out of three ain’t bad](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_Tf2lQvDz0)! ##### Related Tags [Education](https://www.cato.org/education), [Center for Educational Freedom](https://www.cato.org/center-educational-freedom) [![Creative Commons License](/build/cato_2020/images/creative-commons.svg)](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) This work is licensed under a [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/).