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The following program is a PBS Wisconsin original production.

Frederica Freyberg:

Professional licensing delays are creating a crisis and compounding the work force shortage. The state of education remains optimistic, but the long-haul effects of the pandemic endure for children and families, and a community development project represents what’s possible for inclusive, low-income housing.

I’m Frederica Freyberg. Tonight on “Here & Now,” addressing a bureaucratic backlog, the newest leader of the state’s professional licensing agency, Dan Hereth, joins us. A rural school psychologist says the pandemic slide is worse than we thought, and Murv Seymour reports on equitable community housing. It’s “Here & Now” for September 23.

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Funding for “Here & Now” is provided by the Focus Fund for Journalism and Friends of PBS Wisconsin.