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Mandela Barnes: “Any school receiving a dime of public money, as any entity…”

Featuring: Mandela Barnes, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Wisconsin

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June 11th 2026 - Governor Candidates Education Forum - Indivisible South Shore - Camera 2

Published | Video Starts at 1:15:36

And we don't see the same horror stories we've seen, you know, back in the day where schools were closed overnight. But as I believe public dollars belong in public schools. The fact is Any school receiving a dime of public money, as any entity receiving a dime of public money, there should be a public set of standards, public scrutiny, public governance, public oversight. And that's not what we've been witnessing. And I think tell you that almost overnight the bad actors would be gone from the program if we immediately implemented a system of accountability. (1:15:36–1:15:50)

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Asserts that schools receiving public funds should be subject to public standards and oversight.

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