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Arlene Schnitzer: A Generous and Fearless Advocate for Children
Notable Oregon philanthropist Arlene Schnitzer, who passed away on April 4, 2020 at the age of 91, was perhaps best known for her lifetime of support for the arts. Arlene’s commitment to women’s health and children’s issues may be less recognized among the broader...
Child Care Reopen Survey Reflects Concern for Health, Financial Instability
Oregon’s child care providers are feeling strong financial pressure to reopen, but are unsure of their ability to effectively implement health, safety, and other requirements outlined by the state. That’s according to more than 1,600 providers who responded to a...
Bonamici Report: Child Care in Crisis
What We're Reading Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici has issued a report on the state of child care in Oregon and across the nation. “Child Care in Crisis: Solutions to Support Working Families, Children and Educators,” is informed by conversations with providers,...
Podcast: Tabatha Rosproy, First Early Childhood Educator Named National Teacher of the Year
In this week’s episode, host Rafael Otto speaks with Tabatha Rosproy, the first early childhood educator to be named National Teacher of the Year. Guest: Tabatha Rosproy, a 10-year veteran Kansas teacher, is the first early childhood educator to be named National...
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...
Racial and Economic Injustice Persists; Our Actions Must Make a Difference
A statement from Swati Adarkar, President and CEO, and Rafael Otto, Director of Communications. We are heartbroken by the recent loss of life in cities across America and our failure to uphold a society based on racial and economic justice. The reasons for fury,...
A Growing Presence on Opinion Pages: Early Childhood
If you’re struggling to keep up with the sheer number of recently published opinion pieces relevant to early childhood, you’re not alone. The coronavirus pandemic is bringing more attention to a number of longstanding issues that affect children's healthy...
Early Childhood Investments Are Even More Critical Now
Oregon is facing the most severe health and economic crisis in our lifetime and the state’s revenue forecast released yesterday paints a grim picture. State budgets are facing a $2.7 billion hit to the current revenue cycle and another $7.8 billion loss through...
A Preschool Watering Hole, Evaporated
Re-printed with permission from Teresa Ashford who blogs about life as a preschool director and much, much more at pinenutsmusings.com. In yet another Zoom call this week, we (child care providers and early childhood educators around the state) spent time...
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...
