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Andrew Cuomo: “Smaller class size is expensive because we have to hire more…”

Featuring: Andrew Cuomo, Democratic | Former Governor of New York

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Full interview with NYC mayor candidate Andrew Cuomo | The Point 10.19.25

Published | Video Starts at 14:03

You know, the state had a great idea. Smaller class size. Thank you very much. You know, eat less, burn more calories, lose weight. I get it. But Smaller class size is expensive because we have to hire more teachers. Could be a billion dollars extra. So we need financial assistance. And then you can hire more teachers. You may have to pay more, like police. By the way, we're going to have to increase the starting salary because you can't hire. (14:03–14:10)

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Asserts that reducing class sizes could cost an additional billion dollars.

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