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How Republicans are taking over school districts

Republican-led states across the country are leading a resurgence in state takeovers of school districts. Chalkbeat tracked at least 21 state takeovers in the past three years.

Lily Altavena, a national reporter with Chalkbeat, joins us to discuss why more states are taking control of schools.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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