In this episode of Spent the Rent Podcast, host Patty Rose sits down with Brandon Ferguson, a teacher at Springfield High School and member of the Springfield Education Association’s Community Engagement & Bargaining Team.

Brandon joins the show as himself — not officially representing Springfield Public Schools — to offer a grounded and passionate perspective on what it’s really like to be an educator today.

• How things are going in education right now
  → Classroom realities, burnout, and the state of morale among teachers.

• Why unions are good
  → The power of collective voice and what solidarity looks like in practice.

• How bargaining is going
  → Inside the ongoing negotiations, priorities, and sticking points.

• What we’re asking for
  → The goals of the Springfield bargaining team — fair pay, smaller class sizes, and respect.

• What folks can do to help
  → How the community can show up for local educators and support public schools.

➡️ Visit the SEA Community Engagement page:
https://sites.google.com/view/seacommunityengagement/home

🎧 Listen now at STRPOD.com or wherever you stream podcasts.