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John Thune's Public Statements on Issue: K-12 Education

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07/12/2022 Tweet - "Thank you to these Brandon Valley Middle School students for all the great questions. Great to see SD students taking an interest in our government -- that's part of what builds future leaders."
06/07/2022 Tweet - "Met with students, parents, & teachers from Watertown & Elkton today and recognized Steve Olson on his last student trip to Washington after leading the trip for 32 years. Thanks to Steve & all the teachers/parents who help expand students' civics education outside the classroom"
01/25/2022 Tweet: Stopped by @SFJeffersonHS to talk with students about my role as their U.S. senator, how our government works, and how they can be engaged citizens. Thank you to all the teachers and staff for their hard work to give these students a top-notch education.
09/21/2021 Tweet - "Enjoyed meeting with the Impacted Schools of South Dakota and hearing about the continued importance of the Impact Aid Program to schools across South Dakota. I'll continue to support this essential program & the schools that depend on it."
07/20/2021 Tweet - "School is a place for our children to learn, not to be indoctrinated with a certain set of beliefs under the guise of civics education. I'm happy @USEDgov abandoned plans to have schools teach a specific "woke" agenda. American schools are no place for thought police."
04/02/2020 Tweet - "Hey, parents. Since many of you have added "teacher" to your list of titles during this isolation period, I recorded a 10-minute lesson for elementary and middle school students about the U.S. Senate. Check it out"
03/05/2020 Tweet - "Glad to hear that the Mouse-jority leader and the Squeaker came to an agreement to save the bill. I "cheesed" out reading "House Mouse, Senate Mouse" to students at Edmunds Central School in Roscoe, SD, for their Across the Map: 50 States Reading Challenge."
10/10/2019 Tweet - "Spoke with middle and high school students in Redfield today. One piece of advice I shared, "Whatever you do, be a difference maker.""
10/08/2019 Tweet - "This lucky 4th grade class at Washington Elementary School in Huron is taught by Mrs. Boomsma, who was named the 2019 SD Teacher of the Year. They had very impressive questions for me. Happy to see these young South Dakotans getting such an exemplary education."
05/15/2019 Tweet - "Glad my bill I introduced with @SenatorRounds and @RepDustyJohnson to provide Federal Employees Health Benefits and Federal Employees Group Life Insurance eligibility for tribally operated grant schools was passed by @IndianCommittee today."
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