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Virginia Foxx: “A baccalaureate degree is not the only way to a good-paying job.”

On the recordApril 9, 2019
A baccalaureate degree is not the only way to a good-paying job.
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Virginia Foxx
Republican · North Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing the importance of skills-based education over traditional degrees.

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