Today there are teachers all over Colorado who can't afford housing anywhere in our state and in fact, can only get housing if they win a housing lottery. There are teachers in El Paso county who are going to food banks at night to feed their own children. Because we are paying our teachers so poorly and because housing is so expensive, we have to build more starter homes in Colorado. We have to build more condominiums in Colorado. (24:16–24:23)
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Asserts that teachers in El Paso County, Colorado, are using food banks due to low pay.
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