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Faced with huge budget cuts, many school districts hope for relief from Olympia

caption: Seattle Public Schools librarians held a "read-in" on the state capitol steps in Olympia on Tue., April 2, 2019 to call for a lift of the levy lid and more funding for schools.
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Seattle Public Schools librarians held a "read-in" on the state capitol steps in Olympia on Tue., April 2, 2019 to call for a lift of the levy lid and more funding for schools.
Phyllis Campano

As the legislative session draws to a close, school districts that relied heavily on local property tax levies are asking the state legislature to lift the new levy lids that dramatically reduce what districts can collect.

Kim Malcolm spoke with KUOW education reporter Ann Dornfeld.

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