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Education Secretary Arne Duncan Spurned The Opportunity To Condemn Thousands Of Wisconsin Public School Teachers For Lying About Being 'sick' And Shutting Down At Least Eight School Districts Across The State To Attend Capitol Protests (many Of Whom Dragged Their Students On A Social Justice Field Trip With Them). Instead, Duncan Defended Teachers For 'doing Probably The Most Important Work In Society.' Only Striking Government Teachers Could Win Federal Praise For Not Doing Their Jobs.

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Education Secretary Arne Duncan

Michelle Malkin

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Education Secretary Arne Duncan Spurned The Opportunity To Condemn Thousands Of Wisconsin Public School Teachers For Lying About Being 'sick' And Shutting Down At Least Eight School Districts Across The State To Attend Capitol Protests (many Of Whom Dragged Their Students On A Social Justice Field Trip With Them). Instead, Duncan Defended Teachers For 'doing Probably The Most Important Work In Society.' Only Striking Government Teachers Could Win Federal Praise For Not Doing Their Jobs.

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