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Burgess Owens: The voucher system was working in D.C. years ago. 93 percent of the kids coming through those systems with vouchers were…

On the recordJune 23, 2021
The voucher system was working in D.C. years ago. 93 percent of the kids coming through those systems with vouchers were succeeding in going to college.
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Burgess Owens
Republican · Utah

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Owens argues that the voucher system previously helped many students succeed academically.

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