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EEC: C3 survey shows wage gains, lower staff separations and growing program capacity
Summary
EEC presented 2025 C3 survey results showing more than $4/hour nominal increases in teacher wages since the grant began, inflation-adjusted gains of about $0.80, drops in program-level separation rates (teachers 28%→20%; assistants 53%→33%), and statewide program and seat growth; staff said most C3 funds are spent on workforce costs.
Agency staff told the board that the Commonwealth Cares for Children (C3) program continues to show measurable system-level impacts in workforce compensation and program stability.
Adrienne Murphy, presenting survey findings, reported that application and survey data show a nominal increase of “more than $4 per hour” in early education teacher wages since the start of the grant program and an inflation-adjusted increase of about $0.80. She also reported declines in program-level separation rates: from 28% to 20% for center-based…
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