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Tim Scott: “For a kid from a low-income family, there's no difference between being forced to attend a terrible school and being…”

On the recordJanuary 16, 2017
For a kid from a low-income family, there's no difference between being forced to attend a terrible school and being given a chance to choose among five terrible schools.
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Tim Scott
Republican · South Carolina

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Tim Scott highlights the lack of real choice for low-income students in education.

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