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George H.W. Bush: “Choice empowers people, and it puts competition to work, improving schools for every student.”

On the recordApril 3, 1990
Choice empowers people, and it puts competition to work, improving schools for every student.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Remarks at the Presentation Ceremony for the National Teacher of the Year Award

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