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Betsy DeVos: I do find that strange. And in fact, in the last administration, there was $7 billion invested specifically into schools…

On the recordJune 5, 2017
I do find that strange. And in fact, in the last administration, there was $7 billion invested specifically into schools that were failing or deemed failing to improve them, and there was absolutely zero outcome from that investment.
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Betsy DeVos

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Betsy DeVos discusses the lack of results from significant education funding.

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