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Funding Relief Nurseries is an Investment in Families and Communities
Oregon Relief Nurseries provide critical support to families with young children ages 0-5. They currently serve about 3,500 young children throughout the state and are an integral part of Oregon’s early childhood system.
Educators Play Key Role in Supporting Students With Dyslexia
On this episode of The Early Link Podcast, host Rafael Otto speaks with Danielle Thompson, who is the president on the board of directors for the Oregon branch of the International Dyslexia Association. She has been an educator for more than two decades. And as a dyslexia screener and tutor, she has been on a journey to understand the impact of dyslexia on students and how educators can do more to help.
Kindergarten Readiness Programs Support Equity, May Lose Funding
In Oregon, Kindergarten Readiness Partnership and Innovation Grants (KPI) fund a diverse range of programming that supports early school readiness and family engagement, as well as professional development for early childhood and early grades educators. Data shows...
Protecting the Building Blocks of Early Learning: An Urgent Priority.
For those who missed it on May 26, here is the webinar recording and slide deck for Protecting the Building Blocks of Early Learning: An Urgent Priority. Hosted by The Campaign for Grade Level Reading, this webinar features our own Elena Rivera, senior health...
Q&A with Karen Twain: Why I Believe in Early School Success
Karen Twain is the director of programs at Children’s Institute, overseeing our Early Works initiative in Yoncalla, Oregon and Southeast Portland, and CI’s newly launched Early School Success program. A career educator, Twain was most recently the assistant...
Student Success Act: A Look Ahead to 2020
In this week’s episode, we discuss the Student Success Act implementation with Scott Nine from the Oregon Department of Education; Parasa Chanramy, Policy and Implementation Director at Stand for Children; and our own Dana Hepper, Director of Policy and Advocacy at...
EdWeek: Oregon Earns a B on Early Years, C+ for Overall Education Quality
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...
What’s Changed for Kids In Oregon this Year
Thanks to the many partners we worked with this year and the contributions of countless supporters like you, we've been able to make significant progress toward our goal of ensuring all children in Oregon have access to high-quality early care and education. This...
SEAL Transforms School Systems
In this episode of the Early Link Podcast, we speak with Dr. Anya Hurwitz, the executive director of SEAL (Sobrato Early Academic Language). Rooted at the intersection of research and educational equity, the program is an English learner-focused approach to...
CI Presents at COSA Early Learning Conference
Representatives from Children's Institute were well represented at last week's Confederation of Oregon School Administrator's (COSA) Early Learning Conference in Portland, with staff leading or participating in five sessions—a record! For those who missed the...