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Rural schools and communities lose billions in funding

By Extra Extra | 02.15.2012

An expired federal program aimed to benefit former logging communities means massive budget wholes for hundreds of schools and communities across the country, an investigation by California Watch found.

The Secure Rural Schools and Communities Self-Determination Act provided nearly $3.8 billion for schools and roads in more than 700 counties in 42 states in the past decade, but the fund will be out of money by the year's end.

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