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Politics Of Education Take Over Wisconsin Capitol With Pence Visit

01.29.2020 - By WUWM 89.7 FM - Milwaukee's NPRPlay

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The politics of education was on full display in Wisconsin’s capital on Tuesday — with two of the Trump administration’s top officials rallying support for school choice, and public education advocates calling for an end to those programs. Vice President Mike Pence and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos stopped in Madison for a School Choice Week celebration. Pence lauded Wisconsin’s longstanding school choice traditions during his speech in the Capitol rotunda. "More and more Americans agree that

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