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And there should not be a limit on the creation of new public schools. We ought to expand choices for parents.

John Engler

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John Engler
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: October 12
Former Governor Of Michigan
Politician
Mount Pleasant
Michigan
John Mathias Engler
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