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Virginia Foxx: I think we should be paying the people at the elementary level what we pay college professors to begin with.

On the recordFebruary 26, 2014
I think we should be paying the people at the elementary level what we pay college professors to begin with.
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Virginia Foxx
Republican · North Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Advocating for higher salaries for elementary teachers compared to college professors.

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