both of joelle's parents were teachers. she comes from a long line going back six generations but a couple of years ago joelle's mom casey made the difficult decision to quit her job as a teacher to go to work in the private sector where she would get more money so she could help send her four kids to college. among the fifth grade classes in her school district, mrs. stengler's students showed some of the highest rates of improvements on test scores. we lost a great teacher because of how expensive postsecondary education is. and not only that, even with her mom's sacrifice joelle, who is only in her second year of college already has $12,000 in student loans and she estimates her total debt will be around $30,000 by the time she graduates. again, that is even with her mom leaving the job she loves the job really as a society we would want her to be in and that she is so great at. now, at the round tables i have around the state of minnesota i always hear about students working multiple jobs. sometimes even putting in 40 h

both of joelle's parents were teachers. she comes from a long line going back six generations, but a couple of years ago joelle's mom casey made the difficult decision to quit her job as a teacher to go to work in the private sector where she would get more money so she could help send her four kids to college. among the fifth gra