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For details about which schools will be receiving the funding, read: &nbsp;<a href="http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/08/balanced_calendar_funds_going.html#incart_m-rpt-2">www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2014/08/balanced_calendar_funds_going.html#incart_m-rpt-2</a><a href="http://www.mlive.com/education/index.ssf/2013/09/summer_school_what_you_need_to.html"><br type="_moz" />
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