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Rural Alaska schools face serious health risks from lack of maintenance

Season 8 Episode 21 | 3m 43s

For years, Alaska school districts statewide have submitted hundreds of millions of dollars in requests for help with construction and maintenance. And for years, Alaska's lawmakers haven’t been able to fund those needs. Now, the state’s rural school districts are facing a public health and safety crisis.

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