Poll: Wisconsin voters support raising taxes to pay teachers more

MILWAUKEE — Wauwatosa School District Superintendent, Dr. Demond Means, said there is a teacher shortage across the country, but it's more pronounc...

September 24, 2022
12:34 AM

MILWAUKEE — Wauwatosa School District Superintendent, Dr. Demond Means, said there is a teacher shortage across the country, but it's more pronounced in Wisconsin.  What You Need To Know In an Exclusive Spectrum News/Siena College Poll, 68% of likely voters in Wisconsin would support a state and local tax increase to pay teachers more 90% of Democrats support a tax increase, 50% of Republicans do The average starting teacher in Wisconsin makes $39,000 The average teacher salary in Wisconsin is $66,000 'We don't have as many young people going into colleges or schools of Ed, colleges of education, and universities and colleges across the state of Wisconsin,' Means said.

Andrew Havranek