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On the recordJanuary 26, 2015
I suspect we all agree that a school that is dealing with a population with a very high concentration of poverty has a real problem on its hands and that if they're going to succeed for the kids, they need significant resources to overcome that concentration of poverty.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing the challenges schools face in high-poverty areas needing more resources.

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