DC Is Trying to Choose Between Early Educators and its Budget - But it Doesn't Have to

Erica Greenberg submitted testimony to the District of Columbia's Committee of the Whole, highlighting Urban Institute research on the economic importance of the Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund. Her testimony explains how proposed cuts to the Pay Equity Fund would likely threaten the District's financial future and remove a beacon for policymakers in other jurisdictions seeking to advance the child care workforce.