Ep. 46 (9/19/24): The New North region needs more tech ed teachers

Steve Meyer, a longtime advocate and practitioner of technical education in Northeast Wisconsin, joins Kate and Ann on this week's episode to take a deeper dive into this month's Insight on Manufacturing cover story about the New North region's tech education teacher shortage and what institutions like Wisconsin Technical College System, UW System and school districts like Seymour Community are doing to help recruit, retain, and reskill qualified teachers to train students for next-generation careers.Read "Filling the Void" by Amelia Compton Wolff online here: Filling the void | Cover Story | insightonbusiness.comOn the podcast Meyer, who is a key source in the cover story, elucidates his personal career journey and breaks down some of the key issues and opportunities to strengthen technical education. Listen as he talks about how companies and communities can play a role.Thank you to Wisconsin Paper Group for sponsoring the podcast all throughout the month of September!