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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
By Jess Huff

“We’re in competition”: An East Texas school district faces hard choices as education options grow

Students get onto a bus following classes at Lufkin High School in Lufkin on Jan. 27, 2023. Public school officials in rural areas like Lufkin face budget challenges because of proposed school choice legislation, which provides taxpayer-funded alternatives to sending a child to a local public school.
The Lufkin school district last week closed two schools after a sustained drop in student enrollment for more than a decade. School leaders said an increase in education options is part of the reason. (Credit: Callaghan O'Hare for The Texas Tribune)

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