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¡Échale Ganas!: Reimagining Practice for Multilingual Learners
This hands-on professional learning session will share ways to support multilingual students and help you create classrooms that reflect and celebrate their languages and cultures!
Children’s Institute CEO to Co-Chair Early Childhood Care & Learning System Roundtable to Chart a Path to Universal Preschool for Oregon
Children's Institute is thrilled to announce that our CEO, Kali Thorne Ladd, will co-chair Governor Kotek's new Early Childhood Care and Learning System Roundtable along with other state and national early childhood experts.
St. Helens Learning Tour Takes Advocates Inside Classrooms
Early childhood advocates, leaders and policymakers visited classrooms on Jan. 20 to see how the Children’s Institute’s five-year Early School Success partnership with St. Helens School District helps students thrive academically, socially, and emotionally.
Early Childhood Coalition Announces 2026 Policy Priorities
Early Childhood Coalition announces 2026 policy priorities. In 2026, providers, families, and advocates call on the Oregon Legislature to stabilize essential early learning and care services that thousands of Oregon children and families rely on.
New energy, same heart
In this season of reflection and gratitude, I offer this perspective: educators are the superheroes we long for during times of great transition and change.
What School District Data Reveals About Preschool Access in Oregon
A new report from Children's Institute reveals insights from Oregon's school district-run preschool programs and explores how preschool is being offered, where access remains limited, barriers to expansion, and what it will take to strengthen early learning in Oregon.
Your invitation to pause
As we approach winter break, I invite us to gently shift our focus from celebrations themselves to intentional rest and reflection.
¡Échale Ganas!: Supporting Multilingual Learners and Educators
CI's first bilingual professional development session, Échale Ganas, brought together bilingual and multilingual educators to support students. Read the recap.
Webinar: Insights From Oregon’s District-Run Preschools
This webinar explores key findings from the 2025 Preschool Landscape Survey, presented by Children's Institute research team.
With gratitude for our educators
In this season of reflection and gratitude, I offer this perspective: educators are the superheroes we long for during times of great transition and change.
