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Byron Donalds: “In too many inner cities, kids are not reading at grade…”

Featuring: Byron Donalds, Republican | U.S. House, Florida, District 19

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Published | Video Starts at 20:20

They're taking resources from poor people in our country, whether they're black, whether they're Hispanic, whether they're white. That's wrong. What about education? We have a situation where In too many inner cities, kids are not reading at grade level or they don't have math skills at grade level. How does that help them excel and achieve? I don't want to discount what Angela is saying. I don't. I acknowledge the issue of our nation, but we always are trying to strive to be the more perfect Union. (20:20–20:26)

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Asserts that many inner-city children are not achieving grade-level proficiency in reading and math.

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