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Jill Underly: “Our schools are running out of gas and we're running on the…”

Featuring: Jill Underly, Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction

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2022 State of Ed Address, State Superintendent Dr. Jill Underly

Published | Video Starts at 34:39

But think about it this way. If our schools were cars, then the last time we filled the gas tank was decades ago. Our schools are running out of gas and we're running on the fumes as we spend on the principle of that decade old investment, decades old investment. We need to keep it strong to fill up the gas tank and shore up that foundation for our current generation of students and the generations to come. (34:39–34:48)

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