10/13/2023 0 Comments Video edit magic has stopped working![]() When we fail to recognize early childhood as a public good, and require programs to rely on tuition and subsidies to operate and compensate educators, those educators ultimately subsidize the programs with their low wages, lack of benefits, and working conditions. In collaboration with the Massachusetts Association for the Education of Young Children and colleagues at Smith College, we conducted a survey revealing that across Massachusetts, early educators work a longer calendar year, receive fewer benefits, and earn less than half of their counterparts in public schools, even with a master’s degree. ![]() ![]() Among the most significant is the disparity in compensation. Sarah Carr’s excellent article (“Child Care in Crisis,” October 31) described the injustices facing private early-childhood educators as compared with public school educators.
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