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Curtis Hertel Jr.: “We've lost so many teachers during this pandemic.”

Featuring: Curtis Hertel Jr., Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. House Michigan, District 7

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To The Point: Rep. Mark Huizenga and Sen. Curtis Hertel on the budget

Published | Video Starts at 17:49

We said we have to do something about our growing teacher shortage. We need to find investments to get teachers, people that want to teach. We've lost so many teachers during this pandemic. And you look at our colleges around the state and there aren't people going into the teaching profession because we've in many ways be professionalized profession. (17:49–17:53)

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Asserts that there has been a significant loss of teachers due to the pandemic.

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