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On K-12 Issues, One Candidate Is ‘Obvious’ Choice

August 02, 2016 1 min read
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To the Editor:

From Education Week’s July 20 summary of where the Democratic and the Republican presidential candidates stand on education issues, it should be obvious that Hillary Clinton stands head and shoulders over Donald Trump in her support for the public schools that serve 90 percent of the United States’ children (“K-12 Issues: Where the Candidates Stand”).

Edd Doerr

President Americans for Religious Liberty

Silver Spring, Md.

A version of this article appeared in the August 03, 2016 edition of Education Week as On K-12 Issues, One Candidate Is ‘Obvious’ Choice

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