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Preschool for All Ensures High-Quality Early Learning for Children in Multnomah County
On this episode, host Rafael Otto speaks with Leslee Barnes, the director of the Preschool and Early Learning Division at Multnomah County.
Friendship on the Spectrum: A Conversation on Autism
This week, host Rafael Otto speaks with Dr. Johnny Lake, an international consultant and trainer on community-building, equity, diversity and leadership with a focus on what youth need, and what our education systems need to better serve students and young people.
First in the Nation Health Metric Aims to Address Social and Emotional Health
Oregon's new health metric is a significant step toward ensuring young children are prepared for kindergarten.
From CAP: Build Back Better Act Will Allow Parents to Choose Faith-Based Child Care and Pre-K
Despite claims to the contrary, the Build Back Better Act envisions an important role for faith-based child care providers.
ELD Releases Interactive Data & Planning Tool
Oregon's Early Learning Division has released the Early Learning Map for Oregon (ELMO), an interactive data and planning tool that can help schools, community and state agencies, Early Learning Hubs, advocacy groups, and other early learning partners to plan and...
ZERO TO THREE Report Outlines Key ways that States are Addressing Bias and Equity in Policy
Takeaways from a report by ZERO TO THREE that shares how states in the US are working to create equitable early childhood policies.
Child Care Crisis Central in National News
As the country limps into the twenty-first month of the COVID-19 pandemic, much national attention remains on our failing child care system, a system which is now widely recognized to be an essential piece of the country's infrastructure — not only supporting...
Building Relationships and Community through Storytelling, with Dr. Johnny Lake
This week, host Rafael Otto speaks with Dr. Johnny Lake, an international consultant and trainer on community-building, equity, diversity and leadership with a focus on what youth need, and what our education systems need to better serve students and young people.
Earl Boyles’ Neighborhood Center Nurtures Community and Connection
In 2010, Earl Boyles became the first site for Children’s Institute’s community-centered Early Works initiative, an approach to early learning and healthy development built on partnerships, innovation, and engaged families.
Cultivating Genius: A Conversation with Dr. Gholdy Muhammad
In this episode, host Rafael Otto speaks with Dr. Gholdy Muhammad, whose research has focused on the social and historical foundations of literacy in Black communities and how literacy development can be re-conceptualized in classrooms today.
