In Chinle, Arizona, financial distress caused by the government shutdown has led to the suspension of after-school programs, including some that students rely on for meals.
Federal money makes up only a small part of most school budgets in the U.S. But at Chinle Unified School District — spread across 4,200 square miles (about 6,800 square kilometers) in the heart of Navajo Nation — half of the revenue comes from a single federal program, called Impact Aid.

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