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Tom Harkin: It makes no sense to me to have so many of our hardworking kindergarten teachers in the catch-up business year after…

On the recordApril 16, 2013
It makes no sense to me to have so many of our hardworking kindergarten teachers in the catch-up business year after year after year.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Expressing frustration over persistent educational gaps for children.

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