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Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care

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WEPC and EEC’s research partnership focuses on generating strategic insights into the state’s most pressing questions and priorities regarding the early educator workforce, with particular emphasis on improving the economic viability of the profession. By cleaning and connecting administrative data housed across different systems, WEPC is producing new knowledge about how educators enter and move through a variety of early childhood settings.

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Understanding ECE Workforce Needs in Massachusetts
Early childhood, Educator workforce, Recruitment & retention
Understanding ECE Workforce Needs in Massachusetts
Early childhood, Educator workforce, Recruitment & retention

Analysis of recent investments in ECE programs in Massachusetts. Shows that a stronger workforce is key to meeting demand.

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Early childhood, Educator workforce, Recruitment & retention
Examining Wage Growth in ECE Programs: Evidence from Massachusetts
Early childhood, Educator workforce, Teacher compensation
Examining Wage Growth in ECE Programs: Evidence from Massachusetts
Early childhood, Educator workforce, Teacher compensation

Analysis of Massachusetts early educator wage growth. Review of changes in early educator wages over several years. Shows modest inflation-adjusted wage gains that are still significantly below ideal levels.

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Early childhood, Educator workforce, Teacher compensation
Early Education Workforce Supports at Scale
Educator workforce, Early childhood
Early Education Workforce Supports at Scale
Educator workforce, Early childhood

This white paper from the BU Wheelock Educational Policy Center seeks to outline the opportunity and imperative of building data and research capacity at the state level specific to improving our understanding of the ECE workforce.

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Educator workforce, Early childhood