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Pass / Fail : Organization wants to recognize preschool teachers' hard work | 89.3 KPCC

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Organization wants to recognize preschool teachers' hard work

Economics of Child Care - 3

Children's Center teacher Karina Diaz reads a book to preschoolers. Credit: Maya Sugarman/KPCC
With preschools around the Southland closed for the holidays, most little children are home running rings their parents. And no doubt those parents are appreciating the work their preschool teachers do every day.
William Yu, an Economist with the Anderson Forecast, said they do it all for among the lowest pay scale of any occupation.
"We should think about it: -should we pay $72,000 for prison guard and at the same time we only pay $32,000