On the recordMarch 12, 2019
Madam Secretary, let me just say that you are taking public dollars to open charter schools and you are taking money away from the public schools, which is where 90 percent of our children are.
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congress.govRosa DeLauro: “Madam Secretary, let me just say that you are taking public dollars to open charter schools and you are taking money…”
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DeLauro criticizes DeVos for diverting funds from public schools to charter schools.
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