Clarfication from May 27 issue

In the May 27, 2008, News From This Just In, an editing error introduced some confusion to the last sentence of an item about Angela Ciolfi’s report on fees charged by public schools. The sentence should read as follows: “She acknowledges that budget woes are behind the districts’ creative fundraising tactics, and that many schools try to make special accommodations for cash-strapped families. Still, the report finds many schools have no formal policy to cover such waivers.”

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