Photo Essay: From the lunchroom to the classroom

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School systems across the state are bracing for state budget cuts, just as federal stimulus money also disappears. Carolina Public Press goes inside the Macon County Schools to see how looming cuts could impact the largely rural 11-school system, it’s nearly 4,400 students and 340 teachers.

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