The other thing we need to do is fix the workforce issue. 80% of people with early childhood education degrees do not work in the field because The average wage is $13 an hour for an early childhood educator in Wisconsin. And that is why we have tens of thousands of potentially licensed, already existing spaces that are not filled because we don't have teachers in those classrooms. So raising the minimum wage. (47:04–47:10)
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