Policy Trends
Building Blocks
Building Blocks looks at how two Oregon school districts, Pendleton and David Douglas, passed bonds that included financing for high-quality early learning facilities. A key finding of the report is that early learning sells. Read Report...
2nd Alexander Award Presented to Lynn Lundquist
At our 2014 Make It Your Business event, the 2nd annual Alexander Award was presented posthumously to Lynn Lundquist.
Governor Kitzhaber accepts Alexander Award
Governor Kitzhaber received the 1st annual Alexander Award at the Children's Institute's Make It Your Business event in 2013.
Oregon Children’s Budget Project
2000-2005 In 2005, the Children's Institute commissioned ECONorthwest to produce this Oregon Children's Budget. We asked ECONorthwest to answer the question: what federal, state and foundation spending is devoted to low-income children in Oregon? As basic as this...
Early Childhood Development: Investing in Oregon’s Economic Future
Issue Brief 1 Building and sustaining a robust Oregon economy in the midst of intense global competition depends on a highly educated and skilled workforce. And yet, we are failing to invest in our future workers, parents, and citizens when we get the greatest...
The Importance of Early Childhood Development: Harriet Meyer
Harriet Meyer, Co-Chair of the Illinois Early Learning Council, testifies at a hearing in 2009 regarding the importance of early childhood development.
Barack Obama: Early Childhood Education
Barack Obama speaks with the Des Moines Register editorial board in 2007 about his ideas to strengthen early childhood education.
