Heather Sandstrom

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Heather Sandstrom

Heather Sandstrom

@HM_Sandstrom

Social policy researcher @urbaninstitute with expertise in child care, early education, and early childhood home visiting. Tweets are my own.

Katılım Nisan 2019
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Urban Institute@urbaninstitute·
Thanks to @SenDuckworth for speaking @ Urban’s event w/ @diapernetwork. Sen. Duckworth shared a personal story that demonstrates #diaper need as an economic issue & how #policy can reflect that. More on the event: urbn.is/40TKRq6 Photo by Abram Landes for Urban Institute
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Heather Sandstrom@HM_Sandstrom·
Awesome talk from Anthony Barrows on the importance of lived experience in human services work. #hvsummit
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Urban Institute
Urban Institute@urbaninstitute·
Parents shared generally positive reactions to DC's Pay Equity Fund wage supplements, expressing their appreciation for the work that early educators do & how the wage supplements could help offset challenges such as low pay & high cost of living. urbn.is/3MViK1i
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Erica Greenberg@EricaHGreenberg·
Sometimes researchers are lucky enough to tell the story of pathbreaking policy. Our new case study of DC's Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund offers important lessons for other jurisdictions seeking to improve compensation in #childcare. urban.org/research/publi…
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Foundation for Child Development
The ECE workforce is primarily comprised of women of color "who are living in the same circumstances as the families for whom they are providing care," ⁦Brenda Jones Harden. "It's about time we recognize them gave them the money they deserve." #YSPConvening ⁦⁦
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Signe-Mary McKernan@SMMcKernan·
New @urbaninstitute analysis: With only 18% of infant-toddler teachers earning at least $15 an hour, efforts to ensure adequate wages and achieve pay equity could help recruit and retain qualified staff. #WOYC23 buff.ly/3Kzd2SP
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Urban Institute
Urban Institute@urbaninstitute·
In celebration of Week of the Young Child, @HM_Sandstrom, Michelle Casas & @CaryTLou find that most infant-toddler teachers report a positive work climate with teamwork & respect. However, turnover intentions were fairly high due to low pay. #WOYC23 urbn.is/3ZMm6rH
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NHVRC
NHVRC@NationalHVRC·
Evidence-based #HomeVisiting reached women and families in more than half of U.S. counties in 2021. Learn more in our just-released yearbook! #HomeVisitingWorks zcu.io/hcHS
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