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Scott Walker: “Those were the worst cases, were kids in large urban school…”

Featuring: Scott Walker, Republican | Former Governor of Wisconsin

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An Exclusive Interview with Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker

Published | Video Starts at 04:18

And we now know the data bears this out, that the longer things were shut down, the worse those kids were. And across America, not the worst they were, but Those were the worst cases, were kids in large urban school districts who were already behind in the first place. And so she just said, enough is enough. That was she was already heading down the right path, but that just accelerated everything. (04:18–04:25)

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Asserts that children in large urban school districts were most negatively affected by shutdowns.

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