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Burgess Owens: “75 percent of Black boys in the State of California cannot pass reading and writing tests.”

On the recordJune 18, 2019
75 percent of Black boys in the State of California cannot pass reading and writing tests.
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Burgess Owens
Republican · Utah

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Owens highlights educational challenges faced by Black boys in California.

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