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Joe Lieberman: “We believed we had to reward and punish. We have bonuses for schools and States that do well. How do we have answers…”

On the recordMay 9, 2000
We believed we had to reward and punish. We have bonuses for schools and States that do well. How do we have answers without punishing the kids? That is a struggle. One answer is that the kids, particularly poor kids, are too often punished by the status quo because they do not get a good education and they are trapped by income.
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Joe Lieberman
Independent · Connecticut

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Discussing education reform and the challenges of funding and accountability.

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