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Ayanna Pressley: “Our goal can't just be opening schools. It must be keeping them open because if we open them up only to close them a…”

On the recordAugust 5, 2020
Our goal can't just be opening schools. It must be keeping them open because if we open them up only to close them a short time later, that will just create more instability, more chaos, and more confusion.
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Ayanna Pressley
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Pressley stresses the importance of not just reopening schools but ensuring they remain open.

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