Shutdown hits schools hard that rely on ‘critical’ federal funding

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Most public school budgets count on local property taxes, but schools near Native American reservations, military bases, and other federal properties lean heavily on the federal Impact Aid program to operate. Burnie Roper, the superintendent for Lackland Independent School District in Texas, explains what this means for the school district and others that need these "critical" dollars. 4:27 • Source: CNN