Lea J.E. Austin


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At the Wage Floor: Covering Homecare and Early Care and Education Workers in the New Generation of Minimum Wage Laws
Sarah Thomason, Lea J.E. Austin, Annette Bernhardt, Ken Jacobs, Marcy Whitebook May 21st, 2018 Report
Leadership in Early Childhood
Marcy Whitebook, Lea J.E. Austin January 2nd, 2009 Report
Staff Preparation, Reward, and Support
Lea J.E. Austin, Marcy Whitebook, Maia Connors, Rory Darrah January 2nd, 2011 Report
By Default or By Design? Variations in Higher Education Programs for ECE Teachers and Their Implications for Research Methodology, Policy, and Practice
Marcy Whitebook, Lea J.E. Austin, Sharon Ryan, Fran Kipnis, Mirella Almaraz, Laura Sakai January 2nd, 2012 Report
Learning Together, Year 4 Report
Marcy Whitebook, Fran Kipnis, Mirella Almaraz, Laura Sakai, Lea J.E. Austin February 2nd, 2012 Report
Early Care and Education Leadership and Management Roles
Marcy Whitebook, Fran Kipnis, Laura Sakai, Lea J.E. Austin January 2nd, 2012 Report
From Aspiration to Attainment
Marcy Whitebook, Diana Schaack, Fran Kipnis, Lea J.E. Austin, Laura Sakai January 2nd, 2013 Report
Webinar: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Marcy Whitebook, Lea J.E. Austin February 5th, 2015 Multimedia
Early Childhood Higher Education
Lea J.E. Austin, Marcy Whitebook November 2nd, 2015
Addressing Infant Toddler Teacher Compensation
Marcy Whitebook, Lea J.E. Austin, Felippa Amanta January 2nd, 2015
Challenges and Opportunities for Including Coursework on Infants and Toddlers in Higher Education Degree Programs
Lea J.E. Austin, Marcy Whitebook, Felippa Amanta January 2nd, 2015
If Only We Appreciated Early Educators Enough to Pay Them Worthy Wages
Marcy Whitebook, Lea J.E. Austin May 7th, 2016 Commentary
Worthy Wage Day
Marcy Whitebook, Lea J.E. Austin May 7th, 2016 Commentary
High-Quality Early Education and Care Requires High Standards for Early Educator Qualifications
Caitlin McLean, Lea J.E. Austin, Marcy Whitebook October 27th, 2016 Commentary
Early Educators Need Improved Working Conditions to Advance Children’s Development
Caitlin McLean, Lea J.E. Austin, Marcy Whitebook November 18th, 2016 Commentary
Alameda County Early Care and Education Workforce Study 2016
Lea J.E. Austin, Laura Sakai, Devika Dhamija March 27th, 2017 Report
Early Childhood Preparation for School Leaders
Laura Sakai, Abby Copeman Petig, Lea J.E. Austin December 15th, 2017 Report
The Workforce Data Deficit
Marcy Whitebook, Caitlin McLean, Lea J.E. Austin May 1st, 2018
At the Wage Floor
Sarah Thomason, Lea J.E. Austin, Annette Bernhardt, Laura Dresser, Ken Jacobs, Marcy Whitebook May 22nd, 2018 Report
A Critical Calculation
Abby Copeman Petig, Lea J.E. Austin, Marcy Whitebook, Allyson Dean August 31st, 2018
Understanding Many Languages
Abby Copeman Petig, Lea J.E. Austin, Allyson Dean October 25th, 2018
California's ECE Workforce
Lea J.E. Austin, Bethany Edwards, Marcy Whitebook November 1st, 2018 Report
Minnesota Teachers’ Voices
Lea J.E. Austin, Marcy Whitebook, Marisa Schlieber, George Philipp April 23rd, 2019 Report
New York Teachers’ Voices
Marcy Whitebook, Marisa Schlieber, Lea J.E. Austin, George Philipp April 23rd, 2019 Report
Miami-Dade County Teachers’ Voices
Marcy Whitebook, Marisa Schlieber, Lea J.E. Austin, George Philipp April 23rd, 2019 Report
Financing Early Educator Teacher Quality
Lea J.E. Austin, Marcy Whitebook, Harriet Dichter July 23rd, 2019 Report
Financing Early Educator Quality
Elise Gould, Marcy Whitebook, Zane Mokhiber, Lea J.E. Austin January 15th, 2020 Report
Marin County Teachers’ Voices
Marisa Schlieber, Marcy Whitebook, Lea J.E. Austin, Michael Duke December 20th, 2019 Report
Strengthening the Knowledge, Skills, and Professional Identity of Early Educators
Abby Copeman Petig, Raúl Chávez, Lea J.E. Austin December 20th, 2019 Report
Racial Wage Gaps in Early Education Employment
Lea J.E. Austin, Bethany Edwards, Marcy Whitebook December 20th, 2019
Watch: Lea Austin on Racial Wage Gaps in Early Education Employment
Lea J.E. Austin January 17th, 2020 Multimedia
Is child care safe when school isn’t? Ask an early educator
Marcy Whitebook, Lea J.E. Austin, Ashley Williams September 23rd, 2020 Commentary
Marin County Center-Based Early Care & Education Workforce Study 2019
Marisa Schlieber, Lea J.E. Austin, Enrique Valencia Lopez September 30th, 2020 Report
Early Childhood Workforce Index 2020
Caitlin McLean, Lea J.E. Austin, Marcy Whitebook, Krista Olson February 23rd, 2021 Report
New Data Shows Early Educators Equipped to Teach TK
Ashley Williams, Elena Montoya, Yoonjeon Kim, Lea J.E. Austin August 18th, 2021 Fact Sheet
Early Childhood Workforce Index 2018
Marcy Whitebook, Caitlin McLean, Lea J.E. Austin, Bethany Edwards June 27th, 2018 Report
Early Childhood Workforce Index 2016
Marcy Whitebook, Caitlin McLean, Lea J.E. Austin July 7th, 2016 Report
“The Forgotten Ones”—The Economic Well-Being of Early Educators During COVID-19
Anna Powell, Raúl Chávez, Lea J.E. Austin, Elena Montoya, Yoonjeon Kim, Abby Copeman Petig February 17th, 2022
Impacts of COVID-19 on the early care and education sector in California
Yoonjeon Kim, Elena Montoya, Sean Doocy, Lea J.E. Austin, Marcy Whitebook May 5th, 2022 Scholarly Publication
Early Care and Education Programs During COVID-19
Yoonjeon Kim, Elena Montoya, Lea J.E. Austin, Anna Powell, Wanzi Muruvi June 1st, 2022 Report
Still Nothing for California’s Child Care Workforce
Lea J.E. Austin, Elena Montoya June 1st, 2022 Blog
What does good child care reform look like?
Elise Gould, Lea J.E. Austin, Marcy Whitebook March 29th, 2017 Report
Breaking the silence on early child care and education costs
Elise Gould, Marcy Whitebook, Zane Mokhiber, Lea J.E. Austin July 23rd, 2019 Report
Arkansas Early Childhood Higher Education Inventory
Bethany Edwards, Abby Copeman Petig, Lea J.E. Austin, Elena Montoya August 31st, 2018 Report
California Early Childhood Higher Education Inventory
Lea J.E. Austin, Marcy Whitebook, Fran Kipnis, Laura Sakai, Felippa Amanta October 2nd, 2015 Report
Indiana Early Childhood Higher Education Inventory
Fran Kipnis, Laura Sakai, Felippa Amanta, Marcy Whitebook, Lea J.E. Austin, Elena Montoya September 2nd, 2015 Report
Florida Early Childhood Higher Education Inventory
Abby Copeman Petig, Laura Sakai, Lea J.E. Austin, Bethany Edwards, Elena Montoya December 15th, 2017 Report
Maryland Early Childhood Higher Education Inventory
Bethany Edwards, Abby Copeman Petig, Lea J.E. Austin May 4th, 2021 Report
New Hampshire Early Childhood Higher Education Inventory
Fran Kipnis, Lea J.E. Austin, Laura Sakai, Marcy Whitebook, Sharon Ryan July 2nd, 2013 Report
New Jersey Early Childhood Higher Education Inventory
Fran Kipnis, Marcy Whitebook, Lea J.E. Austin, Laura Sakai January 2nd, 2013 Report
Nebraska Early Childhood Higher Education Inventory
Lea J.E. Austin, Laura Sakai, Marcy Whitebook, Olivia Bloechliger, Felippa Amanta September 2nd, 2015 Report
Washington Early Childhood Higher Education Inventory
Abby Copeman Petig, Elena Montoya, Lea J.E. Austin, Bethany Edwards August 31st, 2018 Report
Rhode Island Early Childhood Higher Education Inventory
Lea J.E. Austin, Fran Kipnis, Laura Sakai, Marcy Whitebook, Sharon Ryan January 2nd, 2013 Report
Tennessee Early Childhood Higher Education Inventory
Bethany Edwards, Abby Copeman Petig, Lea J.E. Austin, Elena Montoya September 26th, 2018 Report
Mississippi Early Childhood Higher Education Inventory
Abby Copeman Petig, Bethany Edwards, Lea J.E. Austin, Elena Montoya, Lisa Qing August 31st, 2018 Report
Education and Experience of the California ECE Workforce
Yoonjeon Kim, Lea J.E. Austin, Elena Montoya, Anna Powell February 7th, 2022 Fact Sheet
How to restore California’s ailing child care system
Lea J.E. Austin April 27th, 2022 Blog
Double or Nothing? Potential TK Wages for California's Early Educators
Anna Powell, Elena Montoya, Lea J.E. Austin, Yoonjeon Kim June 1st, 2022 Fact Sheet
Early Educator Compensation
Elena Montoya, Lea J.E. Austin, Anna Powell, Yoonjeon Kim, Abby Copeman Petig, Wanzi Muruvi August 23rd, 2022 Report
Pennsylvania Early Childhood Higher Education Inventory
Abby Copeman Petig, Jenna Knight, Lea J.E. Austin, Raúl Chávez October 3rd, 2022 Report
Teaching Transitional Kindergarten: A Snapshot of the Teacher Experience Before UTK Expansion
Elena Montoya, Anna Powell, Lea J.E. Austin, Yoonjeon Kim, Wanzi Muruvi, Abby Copeman Petig December 6th, 2022 Report
Oregon Early Childhood Higher Education Inventory
Elena Montoya, Abby Copeman Petig, Lea J.E. Austin, Bethany Edwards, Laura Sakai August 31st, 2018 Report