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School districts face a back-to-school math problem: The high price of diesel

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Summary

With the war in Iran driving up fuel prices, diesel is now nearly $5.60 a gallon, affecting school districts at the start of the year.

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<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3000x1461+0+0/resize/3000x1461!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F46%2F9a%2F0dd874c54c9e85b413c1138966e8%2Fschool-buses.jpg' alt='School buses idle in front of a school in Manhattan's East Village on Jan. 15, 2013.'/>With the war in Iran driving up fuel prices, diesel is now nearly $5.60 a gallon, affecting school districts at the start of the year.

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