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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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Parents Wrestle with School and Care Choices in Pandemic

By Bill Graves | Aug 27, 2020

Melissa Tyler of Ontario, Ore., worries about sending her 5-year-old son into school this fall during a pandemic. But she’s even more concerned about Mason, who has Down’s syndrome, slipping behind. “I think socially he could be losing ground; that is my biggest...

Podcast Preschool Landscape

On Effective Preschool with Dr. Christina Weiland

By Rafael Otto | Sep 16, 2019

In this episode of The Early Link podcast, we speak with Dr. Christina Weiland, assistant professor at the School of Education at the University of Michigan. Dr. Weiland’s research focuses on the effects of early childhood interventions and public policies on...

Oregon Research Podcast Preschool Landscape

Multnomah County Commissioner Discusses Preschool For All

By Rafael Otto | Aug 27, 2019

Oregon is the fourth least affordable state when it comes to preschool. State and federal funding provide preschool for only those families in deepest poverty, reaching only 15 percent of 3- and 4-year-olds in Multnomah County. Last fall, Multnomah County...

Oregon Policy Preschool Landscape

Redmond Early Learning Center Shines as an Early Learning Innovator

By Rafael Otto | Jan 15, 2019

Early learning leaders in Central Oregon met on January 8 at the Redmond Early Learning Center (RELC) to discuss how best to meet the needs of kids and families throughout the region. The meeting included a tour of the RELC, which opened three years ago...

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Webinar: Creating Caring and Culturally Responsive PreK–3 Classrooms

By Melissa Duclos | Apr 10, 2018

“To change the outcomes, we have to change the experiences.” – Dr. Sharon Ritchie Join us for a free webinar exploring strategies to create culturally responsive and emotionally supportive preK–grade 3 classrooms for children from diverse racial and...

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Oregon’s Fastest Growing Population of Young Students: Dual Language and English Language Learners

By Melissa Duclos | Feb 28, 2018

According to the Migration Policy Institute, 28 percent of children under the age of 5 in Oregon are dual language learners (DLLs). Since 2000, Oregon’s young DLL population has increased by 32 percent, compared with 24 percent nationally. A recent report by the...

Oregon's Fastest Growing Population of Young Students: Dual Language and English Language Learners

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A Vision for Early Learning in Oregon with Miriam Calderon

By Rafael Otto | Feb 14, 2018

Miriam Calderon is the early learning system director of the Early Learning Division in the Oregon Department of Education. Before returning to Oregon in 2017 to lead the division, she helped build a birth-to-three system and universal preschool for the District of...

Oregon Policy Preschool Landscape Teacher Voice

Twitter Chat: Pay and Credentials for Early Educators

By Melissa Duclos | Jan 24, 2018

Thanks to all who participated in our Twitter chat on #PreKPay! There were several key take-aways from the chat that we need to continue to discuss: We need to raise awareness that early childhood is a critical time in a child's life for brain...

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What We Talk About When We Talk About Preschool Expulsion

By Rafael Otto | Jan 18, 2018

Many people associate school expulsion with deliberate disobedience or some form of violence by older kids in the K–12 system. But expulsion affects our youngest learners, too—preschool students as young as age 3 or 4—impacting thousands of children across the...

Preschool Landscape

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

Parents Wrestle with School and Care Choices in Pandemic

On Effective Preschool with Dr. Christina Weiland

Multnomah County Commissioner Discusses Preschool For All

Redmond Early Learning Center Shines as an Early Learning Innovator

Webinar: Creating Caring and Culturally Responsive PreK–3 Classrooms

Oregon’s Fastest Growing Population of Young Students: Dual Language and English Language Learners

A Vision for Early Learning in Oregon with Miriam Calderon

Twitter Chat: Pay and Credentials for Early Educators

What We Talk About When We Talk About Preschool Expulsion

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