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Patrick Morrisey: “We like school choice as well, because money follows the…”

Featuring: Patrick Morrisey, Republican | Governor of West Virginia

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We have ideas, they have ideas. But it has to be done by putting the kids first. That's part of the reason why not only are we working on public school reforms, but We like school choice as well, because money follows the child. That's a superior system. And if we can focus on the teaching of our kids, getting the math scores up, getting the reading comprehensive up, that's what will matter and that's what we're going to keep doing. (17:05–17:10)

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Asserts support for school choice, stating that money follows the child.

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