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A moment of pause
What gave you pause?” A question we have often asked our partners involved with the Children’s Institute’s Early School Success work…
The End of School Year Forecast: Inside the ESS Spring Convening
At the ESS Spring Cross-Network convening, educators reflected on the year behind them and looked ahead to the next season of the work.
Stories of SuccESS: On Oregon’s South Coast, Educators Are Building New Possibilities for Literacy
A recent literacy workshop on Oregon’s South Coast brought educators together to share ideas, reflect on classroom practice, and strengthen reading instruction for students.
The final stretch
The distance between spring break and the end of the school year seems to grow shorter and shorter over time…
Stories of SuccESS: A Day of Learning at Cascade Locks Elementary
As part of our Stories of SuccESS series, we’re highlighting moments from the field that reflect how communities across Oregon are strengthening early learning systems.
How Research Partnership Is Improving Early Learning Alignment, From the Ground Up
Educators are key to the Children’s Institute Early School Success initiative. Education Northwest’s evaluation lifts up insights to inform meaningful systems change across Oregon.
Oregon Early Childhood Inclusion Impact Report 2026
Oregon’s early learning system is stronger when inclusion, belonging, and family partnership are built into how communities work—together. The latest OECI impact report showcases the significant progress made in creating inclusive environments for all children.
Inside Échale Ganas: How educators across Oregon are rethinking multilingual learning
Our bilingual professional learning session in Salem brought educators together to look closely at classroom practice, explore translanguaging, and rethink how learning environments support multilingual students and families.
Advocates Ask Gov.Tina Kotek to Prioritize Early Childhood in Her 2027 Agenda
In these tough budget times, it’s more critical than ever to ensure kids across Oregon have what they need to be Great by Age 8 – and we need ongoing, statewide leadership to get it done. Because when Oregon kids flourish, the entire state does, too.
Week of the Young Child: Celebrating Young Children and the People who Make Early Learning Possible
Each April, communities around the country pause to celebrate the joy, creativity, and potential of young children during Week of the Young Child (WOYC). At Children’s Institute, WOYC is a chance to lift up the pieces of early learning that are so important in early child development: children learning through play, building relationships, exploring their worlds and growing with the support of dedicated adults.
