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Preschool and Prosperity. Policy Paper No. 2014-017
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Bartik, Timothy J. – W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 2014
Substantial research shows that high-quality early childhood education programs have a large economic payoff. This payoff is increased earnings for former child participants, increased earnings for parents, and increased earnings for all workers when average worker skills improve. A program package of universal pre-K, combined with child care and…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Early Childhood Education, Outcomes of Education, Wages
Applying the Exceptions to the Fair Labor Standards Act to Child Care Workers
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Dalton, Jason – Exchange: The Early Childhood Leaders' Magazine Since 1978, 2009
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is the primary federal legislation establishing national wage and hour standards. The purpose of the Act is to protect the working class from overwork and underpay by providing non-waivable rights to a minimum wage and a premium pay rate at time and one-half the regular rate of pay for all hours worked over 40…
Descriptors: Minimum Wage, Working Class, Labor Standards, Child Caregivers
Education at a Glance 2015: OECD Indicators
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OECD Publishing, 2015
"Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators" is the authoritative source for accurate information on the state of education around the world. It provides data on the output of educational institutions; the impact of learning across countries; the financial and human resources invested in education; access, participation and progression in…
Descriptors: Educational Indicators, Foreign Countries, Educational Attainment, Adults