Research and Evaluation
Oregon School District Preschool Survey
The Children's Institute conducted a survey of Oregon school districts to learn which operate preschools, and how they operate them. This report features the data and what we can learn from it. Read Report...
Advancing Birth-to-Third-Grade Success
The Ready for School Leaders’ Panel and the Children’s Institute are poised to make a significant impact for Oregon’s youngest and most vulnerable children in the 2015 Legislative Session. Advancing Birth-to-Third-Grade Success, our 2015 policy brief, makes the...
Ron Haskins Keynote Address at 2014 Make It Your Business Event
Ron Haskins presented at our 2014 Make It Your Business event on the role of preschool programs in promoting economic mobility.
Room to Grow
Communities across Oregon are grappling with an inadequate supply of early childhood facilities. Meanwhile, experts have led the way to a better understanding of how the design of a facility influences a child's development - positively or negatively depending on...
Dr. Linda Darling Hammond presents at the Children’s Institute
Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond delivered the keynote address at our 2013 Make It Your Business event.
Is Oregon Ready to Learn?
Assessments of school readiness, when done correctly, are useful planning tools. Assessing children as they enter kindergarten allows policy-makers to identify and respond to achievement gaps and communities to determine whether children are prepared for success in...
Parent Perspectives on the First Five Years
To ensure the perspective of low-income parents is reflected in its public policy agenda, the Children's Institute commissioned Davis, Hibbitts & Midghall to conduct four focus groups. The research has been designed to assess parents' understanding of and...
Investing in Young Kids = Investing in Their Teachers
Building Oregon's Early Education Workforce. Early childhood education is capturing the attention of policymakers and the public like never before. A growing body of research proves that quality early childhood education is crucial from birth to age five, when...
Investing in High Quality Pre-K: A Strategy for School Success
Issue Brief 2 There is an urgent need to invest in early childhood education for the future of Oregon and its citizens. To be economically competitive, Oregon must produce more high school and college graduates and a more highly trained and skilled workforce. To...
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...
