Patrick Morrisey: “We rank too low in terms of key metrics in areas of…”

“I think, as we all know, an educated population, that's the cornerstone of a Successful and civil society. Unfortunately, we have many educational challenges right here in the mountain state and We rank too low in terms of key metrics in areas of educational attainment, in literacy and quite frankly in teachers pay. We're going to begin to fix those. I am committed to being a positive agent of change. The status quo is not acceptable anymore. 49 and 50 doesn't cut it.” (02:57–03:06)

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