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Mandela Barnes: “Teachers have to pay for their own supplies, own decorations…”

Featuring: Mandela Barnes, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Wisconsin

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

Published | Video Starts at 1:02:15

Teachers who may see something in one of their students and realize that food insecurity is an issue and spend money on their own pockets to bring lunch or bring dinner to students. Teachers have to pay for their own supplies, own decorations for classes. And they do it, they continue to do it because the future is that important. And true enough, it is. But the folks who are providing that access to opportunity education need to be more valued and more respective. (1:02:15–1:02:20)

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Asserts that teachers are responsible for purchasing their own classroom supplies and decorations.

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