But for the most part the effect of the crisis on education seems to be confined to contingency planning, with councils saying that anotherdayortwo would bring more widespread problems.
Some U.S. officials, a step removed from the talks but often involved in discussions about them, said they do not rule out the idea of Clinton pushing for a partial agreement, or as one put it, "a framework of progress, " if anotherdayortwo passes without resolution.