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Wind farms bring windfalls for rural schools, but school finance laws limit how money is spent

  • Written by Eric Brunner, Professor of Economics and Policy, University of Connecticut
imageTexas has collected and spent more money on wind energy than any other state. Daxis/flickr, CC BY-ND

On the website for the local school district in Blackwell – a town of just over 300 people in rural Texas – school Superintendent Abe Gott says: “We believe that no matter your dreams, you can achieve them from Blackwell, Texas.&rdq...

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