I had at one point, when I was a teacher, 45 students in one classroom, 45 students in one room. There weren't enough desks for all those kids. So I had students sitting on the air conditioning unit. In the wealthiest nation in human history, in one of the wealthiest states in that wealthy country in the 21st century, kids sitting on the air conditioning unit. So I want to be a voice for education reform in our nation's capital. I think we got to focus on a few things. One is teacher pay. (07:19–07:28)
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