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Pauken Calls for More Vocational Education in Web Ad

In a new web ad, Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Pauken criticizes what he calls "an elitist educational system pushing everybody to go to a four-year university."

By Reeve HamiltonOct. 30, 2013, 12:59 p.m. CentralUpdated Oct. 30, 2013, 12:59 p.m. Central

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Pauken Calls for More Vocational Education in Web Ad

by Reeve Hamilton, The Texas Tribune
October 30, 2013

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<p><span>In a new web ad released by his Republican gubernatorial campaign, former Texas Workforce Commission Chairman&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.texastribune.org/directory/tom-pauken/">Tom Pauken</a><span>&nbsp;pushes back against what he calls "an elitist educational system pushing everybody to go to a four-year university."</span></p>
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Pauken Calls for More Vocational Education in Web Ad

Reeve Hamilton, The Texas Tribune
October 30, 2013

In a new web ad released by his Republican gubernatorial campaign, former Texas Workforce Commission Chairman Tom Pauken pushes back against what he calls "an elitist educational system pushing everybody to go to a four-year university."

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Reeve Hamilton worked at the Tribune from 2009 to 2015, covering higher education and politics and hosting the Tribune's weekly podcast. His writing has also appeared in Texas Monthly and The Texas Observer.... More by Reeve Hamilton

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