On the recordSeptember 15, 2009
If KIPP came in tomorrow and said, 'We want to open a third charter school,' you wouldn't say, 'Wait a minute. We've got to try a new approach.'
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Durbin supports expanding successful charter schools like KIPP without hesitation.
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