text: Our daughter is a teacher and recently gave birth. It is a great injustice that the state does not provide maternity leave for the teachers that instruct and "care" for other people's children. Our daughter, grandparents and her husband continue to alter schedules at work and at home to ensure their 4 month old is properly cared for. The cost for infant day care and day care in general for children is a topic for discussion in itself. Thank you for this article from all who dedicate their lives to others in spite of the financial and personal challenges that come with the job. Hopefully David Ige can make the changes needed to reward vs penalize our public school teachers.