Pre-K Parity

Teachers in state-funded pre-kindergarten programs across the nation are increasingly expected to earn a bachelor’s degree, similar to their peers teaching older children. Yet salaries and benefits remain consistently lower for pre-K teachers than for elementary school teachers. CSCCE conducts research and policy analysis about how cities and states are making efforts to move toward parity in compensation for pre-K teachers. See also Compensation.

Pre-K Parity Publications

A Bizarro World for Infants and Toddlers and Their Teachers

December 6, 2019Article

Strategies in Pursuit of Pre-K Teacher Compensation Parity: Lessons From Seven States and Cities

, and October 3, 2017Report

Equal Pay for Pre-K and Teachers of Older Children: Case Studies from the Field

October 3, 2017Press Release

For Preschool Teachers, More Education Doesn’t Always Mean Better Earnings

April 25, 2017Press Release

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

and April 25, 2017Brief

Teacher Compensation Parity Policies and State-Funded Pre-K Programs

and April 25, 2017Report

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