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Students packed into one classroom in New Jersey because the elementary school can't afford to build walls and instead creates classroom boundaries using pieces of furniture. Since 2010, two-thirds of the state's school districts haven't been getting the funding they were promised.

Students packed into one classroom in New Jersey because the elementary school can't afford to build walls and instead creates classroom boundaries using pieces of furniture. Since 2010, two-thirds of the state's school districts haven't been getting the funding they were promised.

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.