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Chris Murphy: “Education is not mayonnaise. And, frankly, the day that we start treating the education of our children like we do the…”

On the recordJune 5, 2017
Education is not mayonnaise. And, frankly, the day that we start treating the education of our children like we do the marketing of a condiment is the day that we have given up on our kids.
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Chris Murphy
Democratic · Connecticut

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Murphy criticizes the commercialization of education in budget proposals.

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