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School choice advocate, Betsy DeVos, begins her confirmation hearings in Washington. Community leaders and educators in South Bend gathered for a community forum called “What will we lose if we lose public education?”
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Darryl Heller, Ph.D., discuses the values of public education.
Date uploaded: January 18, 2017
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