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Honestly, I think it’s crap. If I’m sending my child to public school, then that’s what my taxes are paying for.

Cassie Lauterette of Loudoun County, Va. Despite being one of the most affluent communities in the United States, it's facing a school budget shortage and has proposed offering full-day kindergarten only by charging parents a fee.

Cassie Lauterette of Loudoun County, Va. Despite being one of the most affluent communities in the United States, it's facing a school budget shortage and has proposed offering full-day kindergarten only by charging parents a fee.

Daniel Luzer is GOVERNING's news editor.