Economy Woes Trickle into Education

With the shaky economy increasing the costs of gas and food, schools face a challenge in filling up their buses and stocking the cafeteria. If it costs you close to $100 to fill up a tank of gas, imagine what schools have to pay to top off their buses. That's when school districts have to get imaginative...like 4-day school weeks or winnowing down the list of available electives.

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