WASHINGTON STATE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CAREER AND WAGE LADDER PILOT PROJECT Evaluation Report of Year 1 Summary of Findings
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Researchers at Washington State University conducted an independent evaluation of the first year of the Washington State Early Childhood Education Career and Wage Ladder Pilot Program. The evaluation, which compared ladder centers with a control group, verified that the career and wage ladder works to improve the quality of early childhood education by reducing teacher turnover and encouraging child care teachers to receive the education and training they need to make a career in early childhood education:
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