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PBS News Hour

Schools face tough choices as pandemic-era funding runs out

Season 2024 Episode 273 | 7m 25s

As September comes to a close, public schools across the country are finding themselves at the edge of a funding cliff as pandemic-era federal dollars run out. Principals in Georgia and Ohio describe how they are affected, and Ali Rogin speaks with Marguerite Roza, director of Georgetown University's Edunomics Lab, for more about what schools have planned.

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