If we have, we have been taking money out of the schools and out of mps, not just over the last eight years, although that's been disastrous, but for much longer than that. You know, We've had our schools and our university system on essentially a starvation diet. And you know, these have long tail effects and it makes it harder for us to recruit and retain teachers. And, and what we know is that smaller class sizes and experienced teachers make the biggest difference for students. (16:17–16:22)
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