If the sequester happens, civilian employees will be the first to feel its impact locally. However, they aren't the only ones. “Lower income families would be impacted because they rely on federal programs,” said Moritz Ritter, associate professor of economics at Temple. “…the ‘No Child Left Behind’ funds are allocated based on the number of poor children in a school district. Since the sequester is an across the board cut, the poorest districts will be cut the most."