Zohran Mamdani: “It is something that would hire 1,000 additional teachers on…”

“And we've put together a proposal of the course that would take someone from the community to the classroom. Oops, sorry about that. Keep there. No use crying over spilled water, as they say. And It is something that would hire 1,000 additional teachers on an annual basis. And this would be something that would assist New Yorkers who are currently in high school in subsidizing their tuition so long as they become a teacher for a set …” (05:40–05:45)

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