Barack Obama: “Such layoffs are terrible for teachers, for communities and, most…”

On the recordMay 27, 2010

Such layoffs are terrible for teachers, for communities and, most important, for students.

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Democratic · Illinois

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Press Release - Excerpt of Christy Romer's Op-ed: Keeping Teachers in the Classroom

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