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"JodyKCLURichardsKCLUhasKCLUbeenKCLUtheKCLUGeneralKCLUAssembly'sKCLUleaderKCLUinKCLUissuesKCLUfacingKCLUeducators,"KCLUBrentKCLUMcKim,KCLUPresidentKCLUofKCLUJCTA,KCLUsaid. KCLU "AsKCLUGovernor,KCLUJodyKCLURichardsKCLUwillKCLUbeKCLUtheKCLUvoiceKCLUforKCLUeducation,KCLUnotKCLUjustKCLUinKCLUJeffersonKCLUCo.,KCLUbutKCLUaroundKCLUtheKCLUstate. KCLUWeKCLUareKCLUproudKCLUtoKCLUsupportKCLUhimKCLUinKCLUhisKCLUbidKCLUforKCLUGovernor."KCLU

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"SecondKCLUonlyKCLUtoKCLUtheKCLUparent,KCLUeducatorsKCLUmoldKCLUtheKCLUchildrenKCLUofKCLUourKCLUstateKCLUandKCLUtheKCLUfutureKCLUofKCLUourKCLUCommonwealth. KCLU IKCLUamKCLUhonoredKCLUtoKCLUhaveKCLUtheKCLUendorsementKCLUofKCLUtheKCLUpeopleKCLUwhoKCLUhaveKCLUdedicatedKCLUtheirKCLUlivesKCLUtoKCLUeducation,"KCLURichardsKCLUsaid. KCLU"TeachersKCLUprovideKCLUmoreKCLUthanKCLUknowledgeKCLUtoKCLUtheKCLUyouthKCLUofKCLUKentucky. KCLU TheyKCLUprovideKCLUinstructionKCLUforKCLUhowKCLUchildrenKCLUshouldKCLUliveKCLUtheirKCLUlives."KCLU

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