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Linda McMahon: “The president took office a year ago today, January 20th. He…”

Featuring: Linda McMahon, Republican | Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education | National

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… different states and that we are seeing more of a focus on literacy, because I think we really raised the voices of many focusing on those NAEP scores. I mean, The president took office a year ago today, January 20th. He had just gotten the NAEP scores, and he told me that he was not only angry, but he was embarrassed by those scores. So we've come a long way in continuing to beat that drum and to raise that level of focus so that I think we're going to see improvements. (24:42–24:58)

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Asserts that the president was angry and embarrassed by the NAEP scores upon taking office.

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