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Biden wants Head Start teachers to get a raise. But it's unclear who will pay for it

The preschool teachers we rely on to help our most vulnerable children growing up in poverty get paid so little, they often live in poverty themselves. Now the Biden administration wants to change ...
KBIA

These teachers often live in poverty. A pay raise could help — but there’s a cost

Sitting at a blueberry blue table in a Head Start classroom in Pullman, Mich., about an hour south of Grand Rapids, preschool teacher Julie Beck helps a little girl draw a rainbow with crayons. Nearby ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Ramona Head Start pays tribute to teacher with unveiling of ‘Lola’s Lounge’

The legacy of the late Maria Dolores “Lola” Salazar as a caring and loving preschool teacher has been memorialized with a Ramona Head Start teacher’s lounge being named in her honor. Salazar’s four ...
KPBS

These teachers often live in poverty. A pay raise could help — but there's a cost

Sitting at a blueberry blue table in a Head Start classroom in Pullman, Mich., about an hour south of Grand Rapids, preschool teacher Julie Beck helps a little girl draw a rainbow with crayons. Nearby ...
Northcountrypublicradio.org

These teachers often live in poverty. A pay raise could help — but there's a cost

A new Biden administration effort to raise Head Start teacher wages could force the federally funded preschool program to serve fewer children. These teachers often live in poverty. A pay raise could ...
Houston Public Media

These teachers often live in poverty. A pay raise could help — but there's a cost

Julie Beck earns roughly $20 an hour teaching in Head Start classrooms 10 months a year. "I'm paycheck to paycheck," she says. (Cory Turner | NPR) Sitting at a blueberry blue table in a Head Start ...