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Barack Obama: “A good teacher can increase the lifetime income of a classroom by more than a quarter million dollars.”

On the recordAugust 21, 2012
A good teacher can increase the lifetime income of a classroom by more than a quarter million dollars.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks at a Campaign Rally in North Las Vegas

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