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EEC board approves $7.5M scholarship package to shore up Career Pathways and expand educator scholarships
Summary
The Board of Early Education and Care approved using $5 million to sustain Career Pathways and $2.5 million to the Early Educator Scholarship, with minor eligibility changes to broaden access and comply with General Law chapter 15A section 19F. The vote was a voice vote; the motion passed.
The Board of Early Education and Care on Thursday approved the department's plan to use a $7.5 million FY25 appropriation to strengthen workforce pathways and expand scholarships for early educators.
The board's action, moved by the chair and approved by voice vote, directs the department to seek Board of Higher Education approval to allocate $5,000,000 toward making the Career Pathways program whole and $2,500,000 toward the existing Early Educator Scholarship program, with eligibility modifications required to comply with General Law chapter 15A section 19F. "I would move that the Board of Early Education Care, subject to revision by the commissioner, approves…
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