LANSING – The Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP) and the Gogebic-Ontonagon Intermediate School District announced the launch of the $16 million Early Childhood Educator Wage Initiative. The initiative will provide monthly stipends – $200 for part-time and $300 for full-time teachers and assistant teachers – while supporting regional efforts to address workforce challenges and strengthen long-term wage stability for early educators.

“Michigan’s youngest learners benefit most when supported by skilled, stable and fairly compensated educators,” said Dr. Beverly Walker-Griffea, director of MiLEAP. “Through the Wage Initiative, we’re investing directly in the people who power early learning and helping to build a stronger, more sustainable system wh

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