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Arne Duncan: As a country, if we can invest more in education and less in jail cells, I think that is absolutely what we all have to…

On the recordJanuary 12, 2009
As a country, if we can invest more in education and less in jail cells, I think that is absolutely what we all have to be thinking about.
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Arne Duncan

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Duncan advocates for prioritizing educational investment over incarceration.

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