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On the recordMay 9, 2011
I used to say that if every kid had at least one, maybe two, loving, caring, involved parents nurturing those kids, making sure that they were prepared to start kindergarten at the age of five and making sure that the parents were involved in the education of their children, being good role models, we had that going for us, the rest is pretty easy.
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Thomas Carper
Democratic · Delaware

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Carper emphasizes the importance of parental involvement in children's education.

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