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According to a federal study, 75 percent of schools in California, a total of 13,096 schools, reported that they needed funds for repairs, renovation and modernization, just to bring their schools up to a level they would consider "good."
But those funds are hard to come by.
Overcrowded and in a state of disrepair, many schools have inadequate heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems, poor acoustics, even substandard plumbing that make it harder for students to learn and for teachers to teach, according...