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Michael Nutter

In Philadelphia, our public safety, poverty reduction, health and economic development all start with education. We can't grow the middle class if we don't give our kids the tools they need to innovate and invent.

Michael Nutter

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Michael Nutter is saying that improving safety, reducing poverty, and boosting health and the economy in Philadelphia depend on providing a strong education. He emphasizes that without equipping children with skills to create and discover new things, the middle class cannot expand.

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