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James Talarico: “Our education policies have held them back. I had at one…”

Featuring: James Talarico, Democratic | Texas House of Representatives, District 50

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UNITY OVER DIVISION | James Talarico | Cogdell Law Uncensored

Published | Video Starts at 07:04

Kids who have so much potential, who are, who are children of promise and yet are underfunding of public education. Our education policies have held them back. 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. (07:04–07:11)

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Asserts that education policies have resulted in overcrowded classrooms.

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