La Crosse Education Association co-president, Jesse Martinez, joins to discuss the upcoming elections, as well as the district's $53.5 million referendum for upgrades to the elementary schools. We began with Martinez, who is a seventh-grade math and social studies teacher at Logan Middle School, on the upcoming election and how he urges voters to look at candidates who are supporting public education both in the Wisconsin state Legislature and in Congress. We also discussed if the referendum is common knowledge at this time, mentioning that the League of Women Voters hosting a forum Thursday on the matter. We also hit on some of the repercussions if the referendum does not pass in November. 

La Crosse Education Association co-president, Jesse Martinez, joins to discuss the upcoming elections, as well as the district's $53.5 million referendum for upgrades to the elementary schools. We began with Martinez, who is a seventh-grade math and social studies teacher at Logan Middle School, on the upcoming election and how he urges voters to look at candidates who are supporting public education both in the Wisconsin state Legislature and in Congress. We also discussed if the referendum is common knowledge at this time, mentioning that the League of Women Voters <a href="https://lwvlacrosse.org/content.aspx?page_id=4091&amp;amp;club_id=484247&amp;amp;item_id=2400298">hosting a forum Thursday</a> on the matter. We also hit on some of the repercussions if the referendum does not pass in November.

WIZM's LaCrosse Talk. News and talk about the issues of the day for Western Wisconsin.

WIZM's LaCrosse Talk. News and talk about the issues of the day for Western Wisconsin.

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The talk of the town is La Crosse Talk with Mike Hayes. Catch all the best interviews from La Crosse Talk and Scott Robert Shaw's As I See It editorial.

The talk of the town is La Crosse Talk with Mike Hayes. Catch all the best interviews from La Crosse Talk and Scott Robert Shaw's As I See It editorial.

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