In 2021, California launched a significant change to its early education system, aiming to offer universal pre-K to every 4-year-old by the 2025–26 academic year. State leaders have spent subsequent years preparing to realize that vision. This could mark a watershed moment in American early education politics and policy: If California is able to build a workforce equal to the task of delivering high-quality early learning to its uniquely diverse population of young children, its system will be an example for the rest of the country.
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Table of Contents
- How to Ensure Linguistic Equity in California’s Transitional Kindergarten Workforce 1
- JONATHAN ZABALA 1
- CONOR P. WILLIAMS 1
- Credentialing Reform for TK Workforce 3
- TK’s Future 3
- TABLE 1 4
- TABLE 2 5
- TABLE 3 5
- TABLE 4 5
- TK in California Today 6
- TABLE 5 7
- Policy Recommendations 9
- Put Real Value on ECE Teaching Experience by Counting It towards Credential Requirements 10
- Streamline Credentialing Requirements 11
- Improve Compensation for Bilingual Candidates 12
- Perform More Strategic Recruiting Campaigns 12
- Conclusion 13
- Notes 14
- Jonathan Zabala, Senior Policy Associate 17
- Conor P. Williams, Senior Fellow 17
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