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Why America's Schools Have A Money Problem

Static map of U.S. school funding by district
Alyson Hurt and Katie Park / NPR
Static map of U.S. school funding by district
Alyson Hurt and Katie Park/NPR

How much money a school can spend on its students still depends, in large part, on local property taxes. And many states aren't doing much to level the field for poor kids.

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