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Melissa Hughes: “We have to recognize that teachers have choices that they…”

Featuring: Melissa Hughes, Secretary and CEO of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation

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

Published | Video Starts at 1:00:09

… river to go to Minnesota for work and come back to Wisconsin because they can get better pay and better benefits by teaching in Minnesota. And that's just absolutely unforgivable. We have to recognize that teachers have choices that they can go either to another state or to another profession. And that's what we see again and again. And so we have to respect that teachers are a part of the marketplace and make sure that we are competitive in that marketplace, keeping our teachers in the classrooms. (1:00:09–1:00:17)

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Asserts that teachers have the option to leave the state or profession for better opportunities.

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