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Worthy Work, STILL Unlivable Wages: Panel 1

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Channel: New America · 2014 · News & Politics

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The Early Childhood Workforce 25 Years After the National Child Care Staffing Study

Despite the significant increase in qualification requirements for the early childhood workforce and the wealth of research on early development that has emerged in the last 25 years since the release of The National Child Care Staffing Study, early childhood teachers remain undervalued and underpaid.

According to new findings, many in the early childhood workforce worry about being able to feed their families and rely heavily on public supports despite the fact that they may have attained postsecondary degrees and certificates.

New America hosted the release of “Worthy Work, STILL Unlivable Wages: The Early Childhood Workforce 25 Years after the National Child Care Staffing Study,” by Marcy Whitebook, Deborah Phillips, and Carollee Howes. The event included a critical discussion on strategies to change how our nation supports and rewards the adults who are helping to shape America’s next generation. Participants specifically reflected on four overarching elements of the new paper:

- Then and Now: Trends in Wages, Education, and Turnover among Early Education Teachers
- Economic Insecurity among Early Childhood Teachers
- The Public Costs of Inadequate Compensation
- Policy Efforts to Improve Early Childhood Teaching Jobs

Take part in the conversation online using #WorthyWages and following @NewAmericaEd. and @CSCCEUCB.

Panel 1

Angie Roberson
Project Coordinator, EQuIPD (Education, Quality Improvement and Professional Development) for early care and education programs in Guilford County

Peter Mangione
Co-Director, Center for Child and Family Studies, WestEd

Megan Gunnar
Director, Institute of Child Development
Regents Professor, Distinguished McKnight University Professor, University of Minnesota

Miriam Calderon
Senior Partner, School Readiness Consulting

Moderator:

Laura Bornfreund
Deputy Director, Early Education Initiative, New America

http://newamerica.org/education-policy/worthy-work-still-unlivable-wages/

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