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Lisa Murkowski: “The problem wasn't money, because each rural district got about the same per pupil, but what they were seeing, again…”

On the recordMay 17, 2016
The problem wasn't money, because each rural district got about the same per pupil, but what they were seeing, again, were very different outcomes.
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Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska

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Discusses a court case highlighting that funding alone does not guarantee educational success.

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