Been overlooked for far too long in this mayor's race. New York City's public schools. The mayor is responsible for the largest school district in the country, over 900,000 students, tens of thousands of educators on a $27 billion budget. The decisions made by the mayor at City hall and the decisions made by the chancellor that the next mayor will appoint here at Tweed will shape the future for the children of our city. (00:06–00:20)
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Asserts the scale and budget of New York City's public school system.
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