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Strategies in Pursuit of Pre-K Teacher Compensation Parity

Lessons From Seven States and Cities

By Caitlin McLean, Harriet Dichter and Marcy Whitebook • October 3, 2017

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Read In Pursuit of Pre-K Parity: A Proposed Framework for Understanding and Advancing Policy and Practice

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This report is the third resource in a three-part series on pre-K teacher compensation parity, jointly undertaken by CSCCE and NIEER.

The report examines parity policies in 5 states (Alabama, Georgia, New Jersey, Oregon, and West Virginia) and 2 cities (New York City and San Antonio) in order to understand the policy rationale and process for moving toward compensation parity for pre-K teachers in different contexts.

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