Shapiro Pitches Student Teacher, Child Care Worker Raises

Shapiro pitches more support for child care workers and student teachers. Home aides feel left out.

Early childhood educators and student teachers would see modest gains under the proposal, but the governor did not propose raises for home care workers.

Shapiro pitches student teacher, child care worker raises

Early childhood educators and student teachers would benefit from Gov. Josh Shapiro’s latest budget pitch, which aims to expand existing grant and stipend programs. Left out of his proposal was a wage increase for 200,000 workers who assist older and disabled adults with tasks like grooming, medication management, and housekeeping. The union SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania, which represents roughly 12,500 of these home care professionals, called th…

Shapiro Pitches More Support for Child Care Workers and Student Teachers. Home Aides Feel Left Out

Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. Early childhood educators and student teachers would benefit from Gov. Josh Shapiro’s latest budget pitch, which aims to expand existing grant and stipend programs. Left out of his proposal was a wage increase for 200,000 …