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Dick Durbin: “Two out of 59 schools were turned down, as opposed to two out of three for charter schools.”

On the recordSeptember 15, 2009
Two out of 59 schools were turned down, as opposed to two out of three for charter schools.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Durbin highlights the disparity in approval rates between schools and charter schools.

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