By Andra Cernavskis, The Hechinger Report/EdSource
Maria Alicia Lemus, a lead teacher in a Head Start classroom in San Francisco’s Bayview neighborhood, loves her job. She’s just not sure how long she’ll be able to afford it.
Lemus said she makes $31,000 a year, after paying taxes, for her work at Head Start, the federally funded program for vulnerable children – a salary that’s not much more than what the families who qualify for the program earn.
“People don’t see the value in early education,” said Lemus, 24, of the wages she earns. “The hard work we do every day.”
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