Caitlin McLean
@CaitCMcLean
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Researcher @CSCCEUCB. Early care and education policy, writing, and cat enthusiast. Tweets are my own.
Joined April 2021
In case you were lounging in the sun enjoying your Sunday and missed it yesterday (like I did!) - check out my opinion piece on the child care staffing crisis w/ @megcaven
thehill.com
Child care worker exodus from the industry has left families in dire straits, unable to find slots for their kids.
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The 2024 Early Childhood Workforce Index has launched with a state-by-state look at policies and conditions affecting the #ECE workforce! Plus bright spots - how states like VT, NM & more are supporting educators. https://t.co/p0QsnHrjnN
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📢 Attention all #ECE professionals! The next @NatECEWkfcCtr Workforce Wednesday Webinar, facilitated by our own @CaitCMcLean is coming up! This session will be on how we can sustain compensation investments post-ARPA. 🗓️ Sept 13, 2023 ⏰ 12pm ET 👉
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Hey #earlyed #childcare #civicresearch peeps! With the support of @BostonFed, I've been digging into the issue of full #compensation--specifically what #retirement looks like for early educators. Check out our current challenges + opportunities in this area below 👇🏾
The child care sector’s low wages often overshadow other drivers of its decades-long crisis of quality, availability, and affordability. But a new policy brief released by the Boston Fed argues the lack of retirement options needs major attention, as well: https://t.co/P80Nelji6c
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CSCCE's @CaitCMcLean reminds us of the harsh truth in this in-depth @nytimes piece: pandemic relief is a band-aid on a system that was already failing pre-pandemic. With record funding set to end soon, what happens next? #ChildCareCrisis #PandemicRelief 🔗
nytimes.com
Three million children could be affected as the largest investment in child care in U.S. history expires in September.
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This is an excellent op-ed by #ECE teacher and @TeachPlusPA fellow Lyssa Horvath and it is not getting enough attention! Please share. And then go tell someone about it🙂
What happens when you don't pay early chilfhood educators? Empty classrooms, overworked teachers, and mothers leaving the workforce. Commentary by @teachplus fellow and early childhood education teacher Lyssa Horvath. https://t.co/pwnct6cffm
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States and localities across the country are looking to DC as a leader on #ECE pay, and now is not the time to backpedal. #Earlyeducator experience is just as critical as their education and should be compensated appropriately as in any other occupation
#Under3DC's Director of Early Childhood @im3nb breaks down @OSSEDC funding formula and how it shorts educators $6.7K on average. Learn more about this issue here: https://t.co/EPDnLoD5K0
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For-profit chains are working their hardest to keep costs high for families and suppress the wages of child care teachers. They lobbied against Build Back Better while publicly stating they were in favor of it. They thanked Joe Manchin with donations. https://t.co/nTS1e0mAcS
nytimes.com
Some high-end chains are surprisingly profitable, and they are trying to shape child care policy in Washington.
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Elena Montoya @CSCCEUCB: Compensation should be based the cost of care, not market rates or what parents can afford. “Parents just can’t do more & the programs are doing all they can to meet their expenses and pay their workforce.”
kqed.org
The more an early childhood education role is paid, the fewer women of color there are in that role. Women of color make up 65% of center-based teachers, but that number dips to 45% for center...
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Great recs on providing immediate relief for #earlyeducators while setting up bigger, sustainable compensation increases. DC blazed a trail, NY state could follow!
An excellent, urgent report from @childrensagenda on child care educator compensation in New York State released today. https://t.co/V9uiBRg6ZO
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How can states provide health insurance for the #ChildCare workforce? Check out what Washington D.C. has done! More info: https://t.co/CAsnO52ubY
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"We have to remember that America runs on child care. If we don't have child care, families can't go to work and kids are missing out on crucial early learning opportunities." @CaitCMcLean @deepafern @ABaileyLocke @hereandnow
wbur.org
The childcare workforce is severely underpaid and is struggling to rebound to pre-pandemic levels.
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What are key elements of a strong #ECE workforce data system? We gathered recommendations from state leaders on #earlyeducator compensation. Check them out!
cscce.berkeley.edu
Early educators provide a crucial public good, yet are unacceptably underpaid. In light of poverty-level wages that fuel a workforce shortage, some states
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"We're not out of the woods just yet because we're still down about 8% compared with where we were before the pandemic.”Our colleague @CaitCMcLean on NPR's @hereandnow on the ongoing #childcare crisis
wbur.org
The childcare workforce is severely underpaid and is struggling to rebound to pre-pandemic levels.
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After the exciting news about tentative agreements for Academic Researchers & Postdocs, let's take a moment to remember what this is all about. ARs & Postdocs will be on the picket lines with graduate workers until our agreements are ratified.
We are back in full force for Week 3 of the strike. Catch a glimpse of our rallies yesterday, our visit to @UCPrezDrake's office, & the stakes of the strike laid out by Student Researcher Kung Feng. When will @UofCalifornia respond to Grad Workers' wages proposals? #UAWonStrike
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1500 academic workers marching to the Office of the President in Oakland! We are still going strong ✊💪 #FairUCNow #UAWonStrike
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What’s disgusting? Union busting! What’s outrageous? Poverty wages! What’s appalling? UC stalling!
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JUST IN: Hundreds of @UofCalifornia faculty pledge solidarity with striking academic workers and will withhold their labor -- including teaching classes and submitting grades -- until the strike ends. @uaw2865 @UAW5810 @sruuaw
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 11/29/2022 Contact Information Simeon Man, UC San Diego: 206-579-4301; [email protected] Annie McClanahan, UC Irvine: 415-407-6973; [email protected] Joshua Clover,...
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