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School-choice group launches $10M ad blitz to push Trump student grants: ‘Our children’s futures’

The country's teachers unions are opposed to the program, claiming it will somehow siphon taxpayer dollars from public schools — even though backers such as Gov. Kathy Hochul have dismissed the notion.

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New York Post· Oct 20, 7:47 PMSchool-choice group launches $10M ad blitz to push Trump student grants: ‘Our children’s futures’

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