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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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EdWeek: Oregon Earns a B on Early Years, C+ for Overall Education Quality

By Helen Shum | Jan 22, 2020

Education Week’s latest report on education quality gives Oregon a C+ and a ranking of 32nd in the country. When broken down into three stages of a student’s life, (early foundations, school years, and adult outcomes) the analysis finds that Oregon does slightly...

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Report: The State of Child Care in Oregon

By Helen Shum | Jan 15, 2020

The Oregon Early Learning Division has released its first of three reports on the state of publicly funded child care. The reports are mandated by passage of HB 2346 last March. The State of Early Care & Education and Child Care Assistance in Oregon offers a...

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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...

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The Foster Care Fix: Invest in the Services Proven to Keep Kids in Their Homes

By CI Guest | Mar 6, 2019

Guest Column by Leslie Brown, Program Director, Children's Relief Nursery at LifeWorks NW Oregon’s Child Welfare System needs help. Our system for reporting abuse and neglect can be confusing, we do not have enough foster families or child welfare workers, and...

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Oregon’s Infant-Toddler Care Dilemma: Providing Quality Care at an Affordable Cost

By Helen Shum | Jan 4, 2019

Imagine you’re an Oregonian earning a median-level household income of $78,683 a year. Let’s also imagine you’ve just become a new parent and are researching infant-toddler care options in advance of your planned return to work. Do you choose a child care option...

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Early Education in Oregon by the Numbers

By Melissa Duclos | Dec 12, 2017

The Status of Oregon Children & Families: 2017 County Data Book recently released by Children First for Oregon compiles data on how kids across the state are faring in health, education, and economic security. Here we highlight some key findings underscoring...

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Make It Your Business Luncheon Keynote from Prof. Sean Reardon

By Rafael Otto | May 25, 2017

Professor Sean Reardon, a Stanford researcher, was the keynote speaker for our annual Make It Your Business Luncheon. Reardon received his doctorate from Harvard and has spent his career researching how to ensure every child is able to obtain the best education. In...

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9th Annual Make It Your Business Luncheon Recap

By Rafael Otto | May 23, 2017

On Thursday, May 18, 300 early childhood advocates, educators, business leaders, and friends attended Children’s Institute’s Make It Your Business Luncheon at the Portland Art Museum. More than $153,000 was raised to continue our advocacy for strategic investments...

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Rural Education in Oregon

By Claire Burdick | Jan 14, 2016

This new study, conducted by the Children's Institute and Chalkboard Project, finds that rural Oregon students face the twin challenges of poverty and distance in meeting their education goals. The study examines how rural students perform compared to their peers...

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

EdWeek: Oregon Earns a B on Early Years, C+ for Overall Education Quality

Report: The State of Child Care in Oregon

Multnomah County Commissioner Discusses Preschool For All

The Foster Care Fix: Invest in the Services Proven to Keep Kids in Their Homes

Oregon’s Infant-Toddler Care Dilemma: Providing Quality Care at an Affordable Cost

Early Education in Oregon by the Numbers

Make It Your Business Luncheon Keynote from Prof. Sean Reardon

9th Annual Make It Your Business Luncheon Recap

Rural Education in Oregon

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