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Beyond the Bake Sale, III

With tax revenues waning, many public schools are looking for new sources of money. In the final part of Beyond the Bake Sale a Morning Edition series, NPR's Emily Harris reports on a charter school in Washington, D.C., funded in part by the Marriott Foundation. The school aims to encourage high school students to take up careers in the hotel or restaurant business.

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International Correspondent Emily Harris is based in Jerusalem as part of NPR's Mideast team. Her post covers news related to Israel, the West Bank and Gaza Strip. She began this role in March of 2013.
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