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Chris Murphy: “It's not really any good to have a Federal education law if it's not also a civil rights law.”

On the recordFebruary 24, 2016
It's not really any good to have a Federal education law if it's not also a civil rights law.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing the importance of civil rights in federal education law.

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