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JB Pritzker: “We now have the highest high school graduation rate in state…”

Featuring: JB Pritzker, Democratic | Governor of Illinois

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Published | Video Starts at 14:38

And 8th grade reading scores that started out at 15th in the nation when Bruce Rauner was in charge today are second in the nation. US News World Report now ranks Illinois fifth in the nation for K12 education. And We now have the highest high school graduation rate in state history. Be proud. Be proud, Democrats. When Darren Bailey and Illinois Republicans supported Donald Trump's tax breaks for the big corporations and the wealthiest people in this country and they opposed raising the minimum wage, what did Illinois Democrats do? (14:38–14:43)

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Asserts that Illinois has achieved its highest high school graduation rate ever.

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