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Andrew Cuomo: “I believe in charter schools, but I believe we have so much…”

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Andrew Cuomo's Political Resurgence: A 2025 Interview on New York City Mayoral Race

Published | Video Starts at 40:11

Just because they're very strong politically doesn't mean you have to succumb. Right? Stand up. Stand up for what you believe and fight the fight. Do you believe in school choice? I believe at this point, I believe in charter schools, but I believe we have so much work to do in the public school system now, which is educating like 95% of our students. We have to focus on that and we have to fix that. Barry. New York City became a sanctuary City originally in 1989, and then Bill de Blasio further codified the sanctuary policies into law. (40:11–40:24)

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Asserts that approximately 95% of students in New York are educated in the public school system.

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