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Funding "Great" Schools For All in America

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Students use research skills and primary sources to complete a equal educational opportunities scavenger hunt activity in pairs. They locate key facts, examples, and information about the inequities in U.S. schools and create projects designed to raise awareness about inequities in school funding and what can be done to provide all students with "great" schools.

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