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Chris Smith: But on the education front, even in your testimony you say that Ethiopia has nearly achieved the second Millennium…

On the recordJune 19, 2013
But on the education front, even in your testimony you say that Ethiopia has nearly achieved the second Millennium Development Goal to achieve universal primary education, but, then the big but, that it is inferior. The quality of education is well below standard.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith critiques the quality of education in Ethiopia despite progress in enrollment.

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