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Francesca Hong: “Public dollars not only belong in public schools, but one of…”

Featuring: Francesca Hong, Democratic | Wisconsin State Assembly, District 76

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Published | Video Starts at 42:48

No. I'm a very proud daughter of immigrants, a single mom, where my son is going to the same public school district that I came through in my hometown of Madison. I believe that Public dollars not only belong in public schools, but one of the reasons that privatization has grown across the country is that it's public institutions of education that are one of our last remaining democratic institutions. And if we don't have strong public schools, we can't have a strong democracy. Our plan would ensure property tax transparency. (42:48–43:02)

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Asserts that privatization has grown because public education is one of the last democratic institutions.

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