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Michael Bennet: If they were ninth graders, roughly 9 of them would graduate from a 4-year college.

On the recordApril 14, 2010
If they were ninth graders, roughly 9 of them would graduate from a 4-year college.
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Michael Bennet
Democratic · Colorado

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Bennet points out the low college graduation rates among impoverished students.

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