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Jeff Merkley: “One of the things that deeply disturbs me is that we are becoming the first generation of parents whose children are…”

On the recordJuly 18, 2012
One of the things that deeply disturbs me is that we are becoming the first generation of parents whose children are getting less education than we got.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley expresses concern about declining educational standards for children.

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