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Joel Brennan: “Teachers are expected to deal with learning challenges and…”

Featuring: Joel Brennan, Democratic | Candidate, Governor of Wisconsin

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June 11th 2026 - Governor Candidates Education Forum - Indivisible South Shore - Camera 2

Published | Video Starts at 24:59

But overall, and basically, we need to just make sure that we are doing right by our students. They are the future of our state. We have done way too … Teachers are expected to deal with learning challenges and issues like hunger and housing challenges. … Governor Barnes. So, yes, mental health support for our students is critically important. It's critically missing. And one of the bigger challenges is as we have a mismatch in funding for different school districts across the state, some school districts just miles apart. (24:59–25:14)

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Asserts that teachers are expected to handle various student challenges beyond education.

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