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Donald Trump: “We're last in education out of 40 states. We're last. We're…”

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Pretty cool. Standing in front of the Department of Education. She's only looking for trouble. She's not looking to help people learn. Look, tell Maxine and all of her friends that We're last in education out of 40 states. We're last. We're number 40, but we're number one in cost per pupil. That's all you have to know. We have to make a change. I want to send education back to the states. (15:51–15:58)

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Asserts that the U.S. ranks last in education among 40 states but first in cost per pupil.

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