Let Them Eat BAs!

Ed Week’s Jacobson turns in an interesting and timely article on the push to ensure that all pre-K teachers have college degrees. The research is mixed as she notes. Moreover, while I get the impetus for this I’m not sure it works as a labor market issue so other strategies, like a highly trained lead teacher with some strong, but less educated, assistants might be more effective. It’s that darn four-letter “p” word again! The article is not a must-read, but pretty close! Especially if you follow that issue…