The Future of Education is at stake in the 2020 Election

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The Future of Education is at stake in the 2020 Election

Karen Gross, a former college president who once served as a senior policy advisor to the U.S. Department of Education, told BlackPressUSA that the election's impact on education would be profound across the early childhood – adult education pipeline.

Source: Observer News Group – Group Newspapers of Southern California

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