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Arne Duncan: “To say you have to spend money in this way, that prices are fixed, just simply didn't make sense.”

On the recordMay 20, 2013
To say you have to spend money in this way, that prices are fixed, just simply didn't make sense.
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Arne Duncan

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Duncan criticizes rigid spending requirements for educational funds.

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