Why your child's preschool teacher should have a college degree

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Anne Douglass, University of Massachusetts Boston
(THE CONVERSATION) How much education does a preschool teacher need?
When the District of Columbia announced in March that it would require an associate’s degree for all lead teachers at child care centers who work with children up to age 5, the reaction was widely negative. Journalist Matthew Yglesias tweeted that the requirement seemed “ill-advised,” while Sen. Ben Sasse, a Republican from Nebraska, described it as “insanely stupid.