More Space, Smaller Classes

The Brian Lehrer Show | Aug 3, 2021

Mark Treyger, NYC Council Member (Dist 47, Bensonhurst, Coney Island, Gravesend, and Sea Gate) and chair of the council's education committee, talks about the City Council bill he's co-sponsoring with the support of the teachers' union to limit class sizes by increasing the amount of space per child in the classroom as a public health measure.

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