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Brenda Lawrence: “If you do not educate a child, how can you expect them to climb the ladder of success or opportunities in America?”

On the recordJune 27, 2017
If you do not educate a child, how can you expect them to climb the ladder of success or opportunities in America?
Said by
Brenda Lawrence
Democratic · Michigan

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Lawrence argues that lack of education limits children's success and leads to prison.

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