Biden administration boosts Head Start teachers' pay as enrollment dwindles

President Joe Biden‘s administration is improving pay for Head Start educators in an effort to boost enrollment in the early childhood field. Early childhood educators are in short supply amid a working shortage.

The administration will require large operators to put their employees on a path to earn what their counterparts in local school districts make by 2031. Large operators will also need to provide health insurance. Small operators aren’t expected to do either immediately, but will need to show compensation progress.