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On the recordMarch 26, 2014
The idea that we're spending, in this particular institution's case, $1.4 billion in taxpayer money all for the benefit of getting a 40 percent default rate and graduation rates, that are hovering under 10 percent at this institution is mind blowing.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

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Critique of taxpayer spending on underperforming educational institutions.

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