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Marie Gluesenkamp Perez: “7% of them [people employed in higher ed] are graphic…”

Featuring: Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, Democratic | U.S. House, Washington, District 3

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Published | Video Starts at 19:42

Like, why has the cost of tuition increased 431% since I was born? You know, like, that's insane. Right now, 33% of people employed in higher ed are educators. Like, a lot. That's like 7% of them [people employed in higher ed] are graphic designers. Like, that's crazy. Like, we're all getting taken along for this ride. And until we have a systemic, you know, perspective on, like, you know, like, why, why don't, you know, the elementary schools have air conditioning. (19:42–19:45)

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