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Finding more teachers for Wisconsin students

By Frederica Freyberg | Here & Now

February 25, 2022 • Southeast Region

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State Sen. LaTonya Johnson, D-Milwaukee, discusses a slate of bills before the state Legislature that seek to address the state's teacher shortage through improving pay and benefits.

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