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On the recordMay 15, 2012
It isn't money that makes a good school. I grew up in western North Carolina in about as poor a place as there ever has been, and I say I got a really excellent education.
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Virginia Foxx
Republican · North Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Foxx emphasizes that quality education comes from good leadership and involvement, not just funding.

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