Zach Wahls: “The fact that half of our teachers are thinking about…”

“I think the number one thing that we have to do is to stop pouring gasoline on these culture war fights and start getting back to respecting our educators who are in the classroom. The fact that half of our teachers are thinking about leaving the profession is something that should scare, frankly, every Iowan. We know that public schools are an important part of what makes Iowa great. And the fact that we're seeing expanding class sizes because of teacher shortages, kids in Davenport can't get to school because there aren't enough bus drivers.” (06:11–06:18)

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