“Governors across the country are facing, you know, tough budget issues – as the president is here – but we have to support our hardworking teachers and make sure that we do everything we can to help them do the critically important work they do every single day in the classroom,†Duncan said.
“I’m troubled by the current climate and hope we can get to a good resolution as soon as possible,†he said. “But the teachers in Wisconsin, across the nation, I think are often doing Herculean work in very, very challenging times.â€