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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 20, 2024
We cannot expect school staff to keep our students safe and healthy and learning when they are paid starvation wages.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey highlights the need for better pay for school staff to ensure student welfare.

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