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FILE -- Cynthia Nixon, a Democratic candidate for governor, speaks about the inequities in New York's educational system, at the Hilton hotel in Albany, New York, March 26, 2018. In her education platform, Nixon called for a big increase in school funding and for free tuition for 170,000 at public colleges. (Nathaniel Brooks/The New York Times)....Nathaniel Brooks for The New York Times NYTCREDIT: Nathaniel Brooks for The New York Times

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