Education Secretary Beth Purvis on School Funding Reform
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Illinois Education Secretary Beth Purvis joins us in discussion.
The state’s education secretary said Gov. Bruce Rauner agreed with 90 percent of the education funding bill known as SB1. Then he vetoed it. We discuss education funding reform with Beth Purvis.
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Education Secretary Beth Purvis on School Funding Reform
Clip: 9/6/2017 | 7m 33sVideo has Closed Captions
The state’s education secretary said Gov. Bruce Rauner agreed with 90 percent of the education funding bill known as SB1. Then he vetoed it. We discuss education funding reform with Beth Purvis.
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