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Mark Pryor: last year, Senator Harry Reid and I had a bill, we called the Graduates Act, and basically what we were trying to do is…

On the recordJune 2, 2009
last year, Senator Harry Reid and I had a bill, we called the Graduates Act, and basically what we were trying to do is come up with a way to incentivize and reward, innovative partnerships to try and keep people in school with the public and private sector.
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Mark Pryor
Democratic · Arkansas

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Mark Pryor discusses the Graduates Act aimed at improving school retention.

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