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Elissa Slotkin: “There are places in Macomb county where they've struggled to…”

Featuring: Elissa Slotkin, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Michigan

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Mike Rogers and Elissa Slotkin debate

Published | Video Starts at 31:25

We've had a problem with that here in Michigan. We have a problem with how much we pay our teachers. Right. And they're making choices to leave teaching. There are places in Macomb county where they've struggled to staff schools five days a week, even after Covid, because they just don't have enough staff. So we have a whole sort of generational problem with our education system. But for me, I am a believer in public education. Mister Rogers and I may differ on this. (31:25–31:34)

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Asserts that Macomb County has struggled to staff schools five days a week due to insufficient staff.

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