to do well. whether you have a college degree or not. [applause] brady: how do you plan on addressing how k2 public teachers are paid in this country? spouseuttigieg: as the of a middle school teacher, i have strong views on this. first of all, we are asking so much more of teachers than ever. i have seen the well-being of students, to buy -- dip into bank accounts to buy school supplies. mental health challenges that students are facing without any of the resources to do it. you have some politicians to transformchers into highly trained armed guards if they are threats to the school. thise not compensating profession in a way that matches the cost of being qualified to do it and also how important it is. it starts with something important and civil. teachers should get paid more. we can do that. [applause] mayor buttigieg: we have got to back them up by elevating the way we regard the profession. i'm proposing education access core,, which allows teachers to commit to title i schools, to go to programs that have a transferable license to take anywhere in the country and have all of their