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Betsy DeVos: “The fact that 1.4 million students drop out of school every year--that's one every 42 seconds--it's a human tragedy.”

On the recordJanuary 16, 2017
The fact that 1.4 million students drop out of school every year--that's one every 42 seconds--it's a human tragedy.
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Betsy DeVos

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DeVos highlights the severe dropout rate and its implications for students' futures.

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