Rasheed A. Malik ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ถ๐พ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป retweeted
Teachers who work in child care settings in the U.S. earn $11.65/hour on averageโless 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-cenโฆ
Rasheed A. Malik ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ถ๐พ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป retweeted
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. Iโm glad to see the intersections of housing, child care & good jobs all highlighted together!
Rasheed A. Malik ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ถ๐พ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป retweeted
Drug approvals should be based on science and safety, not politics. Period.
Rasheed A. Malik ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ถ๐พ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป retweeted
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 ๐งต
whitehouse.gov/briefing-roomโฆ.
Rasheed A. Malik ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ถ๐พ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป retweeted
To expand their workforce, infrastructure industries must look beyond their historical labor pools and bring in new, more diverse pipelines of talentโespecially women.
Funding child care programs is one way to hire and retain these potential workers. americanprogress.org/articleโฆ
Rasheed A. Malik ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ถ๐พ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป retweeted
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.
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Rasheed A. Malik ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ถ๐พ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป retweeted
Iโm really proud of my report, published today for @CAPEarlyEd /@amprog:
โMarket rate surveys capture prices that are only attainable by continuing to pay child care staff poverty wages without necessary benefits or advancement opportunities.โ
americanprogress.org/articleโฆ
Rasheed A. Malik ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ถ๐พ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป retweeted
"No prospective [chip maker] has complained publicly about the child care provision."
GOP senators complain about child care requirement for semiconductor subsidies oregonlive.com/silicon-foresโฆ
Rasheed A. Malik ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ถ๐พ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป retweeted
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/poโฆ
Rasheed A. Malik ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ถ๐พ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป retweeted
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: โThere is a clear need to do better when it comes to early childhood. Letโs meet this moment for Missouri kids, families, and businesses!โ
See what else governors are saying about early childhood policy:
americanprogress.org/articleโฆ
Rasheed A. Malik ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ถ๐พ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป retweeted
A thread: From CAPโs 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/articleโฆ
Rasheed A. Malik ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ถ๐พ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป retweeted
"We must do more to increase our nationโs 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
Some conservatives would rather put kids to work than invest in child care. I just donโt understand
In a tight labor market, some states look to another type of worker: Children washingtonpost.com/business/โฆ
Rasheed A. Malik ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ถ๐พ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป retweeted
And although the PRIMARY purpose of pre-K is giving a boost to educational development of children, a SECONDARY benefit, as is true for K-12, is providing free child care that can significantly increase parental labor supply, as shown by @amprog americanprogress.org/articleโฆ
Rasheed A. Malik ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ถ๐พ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป retweeted
In 2018, insufficient childcare cost the US $57 billion. Now four years later, that cost has more than doubledโand there's no end in sight. fortune.com/2023/01/30/childโฆ
Rasheed A. Malik ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ถ๐พ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป retweeted
Let's talk literary devices. I love onomatopoeias and don't mind personification. I'm bad at hyperbole and I think good imagery can make good writing.
Nothing drives me crazy, though, like a bad metaphor.
Wanna know one of the worst, IMHO?
The social "safety net." 1/
Going into day 3 of our elementary school being closed for โHVAC and electrical issues.โ Today we get to revive the soul-stirring experience of logging two kidsโ iPads into a secure VPN and itโs only working for one of them so we have to email school IT services at 8:20am ๐ซฅ
Rasheed A. Malik ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ถ๐พ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป retweeted
"America 2023: When even members of Congress donโt have child care," writes @childcareaware interim CEO Michelle McCready for @TheHill: hubs.li/Q01xqJhq0
