Dem-aligned group hammers Harris' former VP shortlister for turning 'his back' on Black students
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A Black advocacy group called out Democratic Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker for failing Black students by not fulfilling education funding goals.
The group, which often aligns with Democratic policies and politicians, called out Pritzker, who was on Vice President Kamala Harris' short list for vice president, for his record on education funding in accordance with state law. Julia Johnson is a politics writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business, leading coverage of the U.S. Senate. She was previously a politics reporter at the Washington Examiner.
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"Rather than helping Black students, Pritzker has turned his back on them by systematically underfunding their schools, denying them the high-quality public education that every child is entitled to," Jones said.