Thanks to Georgetown University's Health Policy Institute for permission to share a guest blog authored by our own Elena Rivera, Senior Health Policy and Program Advisor. Oregon Effort Incentivizes Health Metrics for Kindergarten Readiness Preparing a child for...
State and local leaders across the country are becoming increasingly vocal about their support for early education, and universal preschool programs in particular. That’s likely reflective of two major factors: broad nonpartisan voter support for increased public...
Recent news reports and a report released this month from the Oregon Education Association reflect an increasingly pervasive and alarming trend in classrooms: Across the state and at all grade levels, educators, parents, and other child advocates are reporting that...
At the end of December, Oregon was awarded a $4,257,418 Preschool Development Birth Through Five (PDG B–5) federal grant. The funding will allow the state to conduct a comprehensive birth through 5 needs assessment followed by in-depth strategic planning to develop...
Led by the work of Dr. Nadine Burke Harris—pediatrician, founder of the Center for Youth Wellness, and author of The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Adversity—researchers have begun to examine the connections between childhood trauma and...
After a months-long listening tour across the state, the Joint Committee on Student Success released its final policy recommendations on Wednesday. The committee, convened by Oregon State Senate President Peter Courtney and Oregon House Speaker Tina Kotek, outlined...
The following articles provide information on the long-term impacts of Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education (EI/ECSE) and the experiences of families in Oregon with these services. The Hechinger Report: Almost All Students With Disabilities are...
According to "Does Teacher Diversity Matter in Student Learning?" an article published today in the New York Times: "Research shows that students, especially boys, benefit when teachers share their race or gender. Yet most teachers are white women." Here in Oregon,...
Newspapers in Bend, Medford, Eugene, Portland, and Salem have all recently made the case for increased investments in early learning and child care in Oregon. The Bulletin: Strong Connection Between High-Quality Child Care and Healthy Communities, by Kendra Coates,...
In response to community concerns, the Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization (IRCO) studied the need for culturally responsive preschool programs to serve immigrant and refugee families in the Portland Metropolitan area. IRCO works to support the needs of...
