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Michael Bennet: “Our kids in Denver are only going to school 160 days a year…”

Featuring: Michael Bennet, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Colorado

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Windsor Gardens Democratic Club June 10 2026 Sen Michael Bennet

Published | Video Starts at 12:45

We have for the wealth of our state. We have one of the lowest investments in public education in America. And it's getting to the point where it's profound. Our kids in Denver are only going to school 160 days a year. The kids around the country are going to school 180 days a year. By the way, imagine what it costs our families to pay for childcare for those 20 days, if you can even find child care. That, that, that differential. (12:45–12:54)

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Asserts that Denver students attend school 20 days less per year compared to the national average.

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