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Virginia teachers are joining a chorus of national educators who are imploring Congress to address the looming "fiscal cliff" and are warning that state school systems stand to lose big if nothing is done.
"Every state stands to lose significantly," Mary Kusler, the NEA's director of government relations, said Tuesday during a conference call with reporters. "And, most importantly, the states that are in [financial] need stand to lose the most from this."
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