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Jahana Hayes: “I saw the phenomenon that flourished after Hurricane Katrina, and that was charter schools, where regulations were…”

On the recordJune 4, 2019
I saw the phenomenon that flourished after Hurricane Katrina, and that was charter schools, where regulations were loosened.
Said by
Jahana Hayes
Democratic · Connecticut

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Hayes expresses concern about the rise of charter schools post-disaster.

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