Wisconsin Education Association Council
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Wisconsin Educators Welcome ‘Teaching Is a Profession’ Package

State’s largest association of educators says proposals are a step forward to solve the school staffing shortage

By - Feb 21st, 2022 02:06 pm

The President of the Wisconsin Education Association Council (WEAC), teacher Peggy Wirtz-Olsen, is welcoming a package of proposed bills aimed at addressing the massive staffing shortages in Wisconsin’s K-12 schools. The following statement can be attributed to WEAC President Peggy Wirtz-Olsen:

“Teachers, support staff and parents continue to do everything we possibly can so students are successful, supported and safe. Ask any educator, in any school district. Our workload has dramatically increased – even before the pandemic and much worse now – as classes are combined, preparation time is eliminated and we are filling in for other grades and courses. Educators have brought forward our solutions to the educator shortage and this legislation shows that some lawmakers are listening.”

NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. It has not been verified for its accuracy or completeness.

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