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    "body_md": "Families in Two Rivers, a rural community about 30 miles outside Fairbanks, have resubmitted an application to open a charter school that would operate within the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District. The district will decide in April whether the revised proposal can move forward.\n\nParents and organizers say local education options are limited for families living outside Fairbanks, and the proposed school would be a small charter program focused on serving students in the rural area. Charter schools operate within public school districts but use different teaching approaches and smaller programs than traditional schools.\n\nThe application had previously been denied. Supporters revised the proposal and submitted it again, saying they want a school that better fits the needs of Two Rivers families.\n\nCharter schools still receive public funding even though they have more flexibility in how they run their programs. If approved, the Two Rivers charter school would operate under that same funding structure within the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District.",
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