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THE DRTVE TO BRING competitive compensation to the early childhood education workforce took a major step forward last summer when the United Federation of Teachers reached a two-year contract agreement with New York state and the state's Office of Children and Family Services for New York City's 28,000 home child care providers.
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Early Childhood Center will be missed Its no secret that soon Vancouver Public Schools will be closing the doors to the Early Childhood Center. While I am not a district employee, I have had the honor of working in the building alongside some amazing early childhood educators. In the past years, there have been all kinds of events in what use to be Leiser Elementary School. The building had been put to good use by the district and other programs throughout Vancouver.
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There was a new wrinkle for 2010, however, as the AFT set aside a portion of the booth space to host a "cozy corner," where early learning educators and union members could renew old acquaintances, and passersby could chat and learn more about the AFT's strategy to put critical supports, competitive compensation and a professional voice in place for the early learning community.
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WASHINGTON, May 3 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Attendees of this week's AFT Early Childhood Education Teacher Summit delivered a petition and bag of peanuts to all 535 members of Congress on behalf of thousands of activists across the nation, to send a clear message to elected leaders that early childhood educators are woefully underpaid -- in short, that they work for peanuts. Members of Congress need to know that early childhood educators shouldn't have to work for peanuts," said Monica Tabares, a Head Start teacher from New Jersey attending the summit. She and her colleagues recently affiliated with the AFT. "Low wages don't just hurt early childhood educators like me. They hurt parents, children and anyone looking for high-quality early childhood care because very few people can afford to ...
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To: STATE EDITORS Contact: Stacey Moore of Bright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning, +1-404-656-0239, Stacey.Moore@decal.state.ga.us
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To: STATE EDITORS Contact: Michael Race of Pennsylvania Department of Education, +1- 717-783-9802, or Anne C. Bale of DPW, +1-717-787-4592
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A common misconception [Mary L. Reed] says is diat early childhood educators are thought of as babysitters. That is simply not the case as early childhood education provides the foundation for a child's future success in school. "They [early childcare providers] don't get the recognition they need," Reed said. "We can raise the bar around awareness. Reed said that she and her colleagues will be working very hard over the fall and winter to draft recommendations to bring to legislators' attention at the Statehouse. "We think we have some good dialogue going on," Reed added. "We've.been die voice for die voices." Mary L Reed founded the Bessie Tartt Wilson Initiative for Children (BTWIC) in 2002 in hopes of bettering early childhood education and care for all children in Massachusetts. T...
