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2020 NIEER Report: Federal/State Partnership Needed to Expand High-Quality, Full-Day Preschool

By Ashley Walker | Apr 29, 2021

As expected, the COVID-19 pandemic set back state preschool enrollment and funding across the country, according to the 2020 edition of The State of Preschool Yearbook by the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) at the Rutgers Graduate School of...

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Scappoose, St. Helens, and Lincoln County School Districts Join Early School Success Partnership

By Ashley Walker | Apr 28, 2021

What is ESS? The Early School Success initiative (ESS) is Children’s Institute’s response to research which finds that children have the best outcomes when they receive developmentally appropriate, aligned instruction from preschool through the elementary grades....

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Oregon HB 3073 to Establish Early Learning Authority, Expand Child Care and Early Learning

By Celeste Yager-Kandle | Apr 20, 2021

Oregon House Bill 3073 (HB 3073) will streamline Oregon’s child care system by establishing a new state agency: the Early Learning Authority. The agency will be separate from the Oregon Department of Education. “A new department focused on early learning and care...

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Multnomah County Commissioner Jessica Vega Pederson Honored with Alexander Award

By CI Communications | Apr 15, 2021

Children's Institute is pleased to honor Multnomah County Commissioner Jessica Vega Pederson with the Alexander Award for her efforts to implement a universal preschool program in Multnomah County. The Preschool for All ballot measure, which passed in November,...

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Anti-Bias Education in Action

By Rafael Otto | Apr 12, 2021

Rafael Otto speaks with professor John Nimmo about the film he co-produced, Reflecting On Anti-Bias Education in Action: The Early Years. They are joined by one of the teachers featured in the film, Veronica Reynoso, who shares her insight on the value of anti-bias education.

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RAPID-EC Survey Highlights Challenges for Families During COVID-19

By Celeste Yager-Kandle | Apr 9, 2021

New data from the RAPID-EC Project (Rapid Assessment of Pandemic Impact on Development-Early Childhood) highlights the challenges families with young children face during the COVID-19 pandemic. “How Are Our Children? Updates and Policy Implications from the...

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Hard Truths About Land Acknowledgments

By Ashley Walker | Mar 29, 2021

Most of us are familiar with land acknowledgments, have heard them and have given them. As an Indigenous person, my feelings toward them, at this point, are mixed. I think, like all things racial justice, it’s an always-evolving conversation. I get the growing...

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CI Denounces Tragic Violence in Georgia

By Karen Twain | Mar 26, 2021

A statement from Karen Twain, Interim President & CEO The tragic violence in Atlanta, Georgia last week left eight people dead, six of whom were Asian women. As an organization committed to a just and healthy future for all Oregonians, Children’s Institute...

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Coalition Building & Advocacy with Amanda Manjarrez and Dana Hepper

By Rafael Otto | Feb 17, 2021

In this episode of The Early Link Podcast, host Rafael Otto explores the topic of advocacy and the details of two legislative agendas focused on building an inclusive, equitable, and just public education system. Guests: Amanda Manjarrez is the public policy &...

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Child Care in Rural Oregon: A Report from The Ford Family Foundation

By Rafael Otto | Feb 12, 2021

A new report from The Ford Family Foundation in Roseburg, Oregon examines approaches to addressing systemic inequities in Oregon’s child care system. Oregon has struggled with child care availability for years. In 2019, 90 percent of the state was designated a...