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California Schools' Tough Choices- Wealthy Communities Add Taxes to Make Up for Funding Cuts in Ailing State

The Wall Street Journal - June 17, 2009

By Stu Woo

HAYWARD, Calif. -- Residents of some affluent cities in this broke state are banding together to make up for cuts in public education, opening rifts between rich and poor school districts.

Key to the debate are parcel taxes, flat fees on property that are used by some cities to help fund public schools.

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