"Education begins at home and I applaud the parents who recognize that they - not someone else - must take responsibility to assure that their children are well educated.“


-Ernest Istook

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Education begins at home and I applaud the parents who recognize that they - not someone else - must take responsibility to assure that their children are well educated.

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