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Despite broad bipartisan support, the Secure Rural Schools Act, run by the U.S. Forest Service, expired in the fall of 2023, with final payments made in 2024.

School budgets are largely supported by property taxes. The Secure Rural Schools Act aids districts surrounded by untaxed federal land.

On Tuesday, the U.S. House overwhelmingly voted to extend the program through 2027.

In February 2023, Jaime Green, the superintendent of a tiny school district in the mountains of Northern California, flew to Washington, D.C., with an urgent appeal.

The Secure Rural Schools Act, a longstanding financial aid program for schools like his in forested counties, was about to lapse, putting thous

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