An article from CCJ partner NewsLab.

School funding is a hot topic no matter where you live. Schools run on money--taxpayer money--and taxpayers are your viewers. But these stories are tough to tell on television. There are so many numbers, so much jargon, and so little video. These stories often wind up as a mishmash of file tape, sound bites and graphics. But they don't have to! School funding stories--while on the surface all about numbers--can also be great stories about people, children and communities. And even when they are focused on numbers, they can be fun to watch and easy to follow.