We cannot expect school staff to keep our students safe and healthy and learning when they are paid starvation wages.
Ed Markey: “We cannot expect school staff to keep our students safe and healthy and learning when they are paid starvation wages.”
On the recordJune 19, 2024
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Markey highlights the low wages of school staff as a barrier to effective education.
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