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Andy Harris: “Should we reward those that don't--I mean, we send billions of Federal dollars to public schools that can't teach…”

On the recordMarch 8, 2017
Should we reward those that don't--I mean, we send billions of Federal dollars to public schools that can't teach someone to add and subtract.
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Andy Harris
Republican · Maryland

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Harris questions funding for underperforming public schools.

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