Josh Shapiro on Education

	Josh Shapiro on Education

$66.7 million investment to increase early child care jobs

Pennsylvania has nearly 4,000 unfilled child care jobs and 38,300 children on waitlists. If those jobs were filled, we could make sure nearly every child on that waitlist had a spot. In order to hire those vital front line workers, we need to pay folks a competitive salary and give them the benefits they deserve. That's why I'm proposing a $66.7 million investment in Child Care Works to give more parents access to stable child care for their kids. Source: 2023 State of the State Address to Pennsylvania legislature , Mar 7, 2023

Fully fund and fix up our schools

We can keep Pennsylvania's promise to our students by fully funding and fixing up our schools, prioritizing mental health, empowering students with vocational, technical, and computer training, and ensuring parents have a real voice in their children's education. As Governor, Josh will tackle these challenges head on and ensure we build opportunity for Pennsylvania's children. Source: 2022 Pennsylvania Governor campaign website JoshShapiro.org , May 18, 2022

Cost-free preschool will be an essential lifeline

Officials broke ground on the first cost-free Early Childhood Resource Center. Shapiro attended the groundbreaking and said he believes the plan is eventually going to make a difference for thousands of children throughout the Commonwealth. "This school will be an essential lifeline and put children in need on a path where they can access quality education certainly and most importantly realize their full potential as individuals," he said. Source: PennLive.com on 2022 Pennsylvania Gubernatorial race , Nov 10, 2021

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