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Steve Kean, Greater Houston Partnership president and CEO, speaks at the organization's State of Education event May 9. (Courtesy Greater Houston Partnership)

Houston educators discuss gap between classrooms, jobs during State of Education event

By Julianna Washburn

Educators around Houston discussed the gap between classrooms and the workforce at the Greater Houston Partnership’s State of Education event May 9.

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