Schools are having a tough time staying open as a result. Literally hundreds of thousands of teachers in preschools who once were attracted by meaningful work, have left the classroom in the pandemic and haven't come back. Young childhood education is one of them. And some vitally important industries are struggling as a result. When life is so tenuous, millions of people are thinking hard about what they want from it, and deciding the jobs they had or the ones that are available aren't as attractive as they used to be. It's really, probably more basic than that. For most people, those extras have run out. It's not over abundant unemployment benefits. At the same time, so many Americans are still out of work. Reed Pence: It's been a puzzle the last few months to look at workforce statistics and see the number of jobs that are still open. Reed Pence: But is there hope ahead, when Radio Health Journal returns. Lauren Hogan: We're seeing women, in particular, but all parents who are unable to go back into the workforce because they cannot find childcare for their kids. How the collapse of preschools staffing is undermining the economy Reed Pence: This is Radio Health Journal. Even as it is simultaneously unaffordable for families.” Hogan continues, “A substantial portion of the cost of providing childcare has actually been subsidized by the low wages of early childhood educators, for a very long time. Even as it is simultaneously unaffordable for families. She states, “We’re seeing women, in particular, but all parents who are unable to go back into the workforce because they cannot find childcare for their kids.” A substantial portion of the cost of providing childcare has actually been subsidized by the low wages of early childhood educators, for a very long time. It’s one of the reasons the economy remains much more stalled than it might be otherwise. Hogan says the lack of staff at preschools has escalated into a national crisis. Lauren Hogan, Managing Director for Policy and Professional Advancement at the National Association for the Education of Young Children, discusses the low wages behind the 10% (or more) drop in early educators and how current legislation may finally turn the industry around. With nowhere to safely leave their children, millions of people are unable to return to work, sabotaging economic recovery. Preschool teachers have left the profession in huge numbers, closing some schools and threatening others.
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