What I'm about to share here, this is not a Republican talking point, but I'm going to give it to you straight anyway, because it's true. The average public school teacher on a starting salary of $40,000 a year cannot actually live the American dream in the state of Ohio. not in the year 2025. And yet we somehow expect that's going to attract the best and brightest and most successful into the profession when that's not working. (27:03–27:13)
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Asserts that the starting salary for public school teachers in Ohio is insufficient for living the American dream.
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