justin b. doromal
justinbdoromal.bsky.social
justin b. doromal
@justinbdoromal.bsky.social
child care and education policy researcher, Urban Institute.
https://www.urban.org/author/justin-b-doromal
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How can we build more -- and better -- child care in America? @justinbdoromal.bsky.social and I have been studying one answer: raise wages for the early childhood workforce.

Here are three key lessons from state and local wage boost initiatives from coast to coast: www.urban.org/urban-wire/t...
Three Considerations for Improving the Supply and Quality of Child Care by Raising Early Educators’ Wages
To improve child care access and quality, pay raises for the early childhood workforce must be implemented with careful consideration for which staff members are eligible, what the potential drawbacks...
www.urban.org
August 25, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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This week, the #DC school lottery will match thousands of families with their first public school. But there is more than one path to enrollment bliss--especially in #pre-k. Check out our new brief on Pathways to Pre-K for more.
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Pathways to Pre-K
In this brief, we map out families’ experiences across application and enrollment to illustrate how families come to enroll, or not enroll, in Pre-K3, DC’s public prekindergarten program for 3-year-ol...
www.urban.org
March 26, 2025 at 3:22 PM
New Learning Curve essay on how public pre-K for 3-year-olds in DC mitigated school enrollment declines during the pandemic:
How Public PK3 Mitigated School Enrollment Declines during the Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic severely disrupted student learning and the delivery of public education. Across the United States, most public K–12 schools saw widespread enrollment declines during the 2020–21...
www.urban.org
December 19, 2024 at 8:17 PM