The center-based early educator workforce is more racially and ethnically diverse than the TK–12 workforce, with 66% identifying as people of color versus 39%¶

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q2 i? An estimated 66% of California's center-based early educators are people of color, compared with 39% of TK–12 teachers, making early educators a key pool for diversifying the TK workforce. → Melnick 2022

Evidence¶

Melnick 2022¶

Melnick, H., García, E., & Leung-Gagné, M. (2022). Building a well-qualified transitional kindergarten workforce in California: Needs and opportunities. Learning Policy Institute. https://doi.org/10.54300/826.674

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Descriptive demographic comparison reported in the Executive Summary and the Demographics sidebar, drawing on Center for the Study of Child Care Employment and California Department of Education data. The report also estimates 46% of center-based early educators identify as multilingual.

"the early educator workforce is more racially and ethnically diverse than the TK–12 workforce, with 66% of center-based teachers identifying as people of color, compared to 39% of TK–12 teachers."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Race and Ethnicity — predictor: outcomes differ by group: a gap reflecting circumstances and treatment, not a cause

Related Claims¶

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