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Tom Harkin: As Chairman Harkin has pointed out, there are 2,000 high schools where graduation is not the norm when it needs to be a…

On the recordApril 12, 2010
As Chairman Harkin has pointed out, there are 2,000 high schools where graduation is not the norm when it needs to be a necessity.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Harkin emphasizes the critical issue of high school graduation rates.

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