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“On K-12 education America has gone down, down, down compared…” quote by John Glenn — Download Open image

“On K-12 education America has gone down, down, down compared to the other nations. It doesn't mean that we have gotten dumber. It just means that we have not advanced as fast in those areas as other nations have done, and we're way down right now.”

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