So Beth wants to know, what are you going to do for public education? First issue in this campaign, I support mayoral control. The mayor should be accountable. I would not reverse that. … We're going to have to increase the starting salary because you can't hire [teachers]. … programs, which are like the star magnet for our public school system. Double the number of specialized high schools. Stuyvesant Bronx High School of Science. We're all fighting about. (23:59–24:04)
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Asserts that starting salaries for teachers need to be increased to attract hires.
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