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Teachers who work in child care settings in the U.S. earn $11.65/hour on average—less than half of what teachers in K-12 schools earn and below a living wage in most U.S. counties, write @daphnabassok, @laurabellows, @ajmarkowitz, & Kate Miller-Bains. brookings.edu/blog/brown-cen…

Big thank you to @Arlcf for providing a briefing on supporting economic security in Arlington this afternoon We have so much work to do to support our lowest income residents. I’m glad to see the intersections of housing, child care & good jobs all highlighted together!

Drug approvals should be based on science and safety, not politics. Period.

What is wrong with these people? So sad.

BREAKING: The @WhiteHouse issued a proclamation today, declaring the month of April Care Worker Recognition Month, recognizing the essential work of child care, early childhood, home care and direct care workers across the country. 1/4 🧵 whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/….

🧵:The months- and years-long wait to get into a child care center is one of the most infuriating symptoms of a child care industry in market failure. Many lists are hundreds of kids long. Parents are waiting years. And the wait is only getting longer. 19thnews.org/2023/03/day-ca…

JOB POSTING: CAP is hiring a Senior Director to lead its Health Policy team. We're looking for someone with strong command health policy issues who can develop our agenda for policy, research, and comms and turn ideas into action. Come join us! americanprogress.org/job/senior-dir…

To expand their workforce, infrastructure industries must look beyond their historical labor pools and bring in new, more diverse pipelines of talent—especially women. Funding child care programs is one way to hire and retain these potential workers. americanprogress.org/article/3-ways…

@arpitrage This is the concept behind Damon Lindelof’s new tv show, debuting next month techcrunch.com/2023/03/15/pea…

Prediction: there is going to be some sort of new AI-associated religion pop up in the next 10 years

@sjessenhoward Double amazing news! So happy for you 🥹

Life update 2/2: So proud of my wife for matching at Children's National & excited to be heading back to DC after graduation! If you're involved in cool policy, civil legal aid, or impact litigation work there, let's talk!

Life update 1/2: ♥️😊

@MariamTRashid @LauraCuesta_ Congratulations 👩🏽‍🎓

Allow me to reintroduce myself, I’m officially Dr. Mariam Rashid. Thank you to my chair (Andy Peterson) and committee members @LauraCuesta_ @Joseph_GL_Lee and (Jamey Lister). (📸 Picture credit @LauraCuesta_)

The market for childcare in the U.S. is a failure. This is a thread to give some context to that statement. First, prices. The price of child care has risen faster than prices overall (even for things like housing) over the past twenty years. It's not close. 1/

@SarahCohodes @UMich @fordschool Fantastic news for you and the Ford School!

I’m really proud of my report, published today for @CAPEarlyEd /@amprog: “Market rate surveys capture prices that are only attainable by continuing to pay child care staff poverty wages without necessary benefits or advancement opportunities.” americanprogress.org/article/states…

"No prospective [chip maker] has complained publicly about the child care provision."

The Biden administration plans to leverage new investments in semiconductors to advance another goal: affordable child care. Any manufacturer seeking to tap $40 billion in subsidies will need to guarantee affordable, high-quality child care for its workers.nytimes.com/2023/02/27/us/…

Governors across the country are making child care and early education policy priorities in their states. Learn more about their proposals: ampr.gs/3IqJTXE

MO Gov. Parson: “There is a clear need to do better when it comes to early childhood. Let’s meet this moment for Missouri kids, families, and businesses!” See what else governors are saying about early childhood policy: americanprogress.org/article/govern…

A thread: From CAP’s new brief, five steps that governors can take to address the child care crisis: 1.Calculate the true cost of care & set subsidy rates accordingly (1/5) americanprogress.org/article/top-5-…

"We must do more to increase our nation’s stagnant labor force participation rate," say @childcareaware's Michelle McCready and @WB_DOL's Wendy Chun-Hoon. That means "a #childcare system that is affordable, accessible and equitable in the long term." sprou.tt/114lssf1xUB