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On the recordJuly 22, 2009
We want to see that the students come out of the public schools in the District of Columbia 2 years from now are highly improved based on the teachers that you have hired and this bureaucracy that has been created.
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Roland Burris
Democratic · Illinois

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Senator Burris emphasizes the need for significant student improvement in two years.

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