recently announced a new program that will provide bonuses of $1,500 for assistant teachers and $2,000 for lead teachers who stay at their jobs for the forthcoming school year.The city will also provide summer training for teachers and coaches, who will get a stipend for participating. The training will cover howThe bonuses will be available to publicly funded pre-K lead and assistant teachers.
Childcare workers and preschool teachers are in high demand and short supply in the Philadelphia area and throughout Pennsylvania. A major contributor to the problem is the low pay for these positions — thelet alone affordable ones