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Rand Paul: “The farther we get away from the local school, the worse it gets.”

On the recordNovember 7, 2011
The farther we get away from the local school, the worse it gets.
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Rand Paul
Republican · Kentucky

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Senator Paul argues that distance from local control negatively impacts education.

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