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Tom Harkin: “For-profit education must work for students, not just for shareholders.”

On the recordJuly 20, 2011
For-profit education must work for students, not just for shareholders.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

Editor's note · Context

Harkin stresses the need for for-profit colleges to prioritize student welfare.

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