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Mandela Barnes: “The former governor implemented the largest cut in public…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 06:11

… building, to make sure that students have adequate facilities and resources to be able to learn. That's where we are right now. Because the state has not fully funded education. The former governor implemented the largest cut in public education in the state's history. It was the largest cut in public education in the entire country at that point. Our school districts, our school systems have yet to rebound from that magnitude of a cut. (06:11–06:18)

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Asserts that the former governor made the largest cut in public education in Wisconsin's history.

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