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Celebrating Good Neighbors
Erin Helgren is the Early Works Site Liason based in Yoncalla, Oregon Over the last few months, Yoncalla School District and Early Works have been working to prioritize an assets-based approach to community building and highlight districtwide innovations and...
2020 Census: Accurate Count is Key for Kids
Beginning in March, the U.S Census Bureau will begin its count of the nation’s residents. Mandated by the Constitution every 10 years, the census informs a broad range of planning, policy making, and funding decisions made by the federal government. In Oregon, the...
Advocates for Early Childhood Gather in Salem
Yesterday, Children’s Institute staff joined advocates, child care providers, educators, and parents from across the state for Early Childhood Advocacy Day. More than 30 attendees representing 15 districts gathered in Salem to thank legislators for significant...
Video: Early School Success
We're excited to share our newest video, a birds-eye overview of Early School Success. If you are new to the program or want to learn more about how a community-driven process can improve connections between preschool and elementary school, take a look! Click here...
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...
Soobin Oh Discusses Anti-Bias Education in Early Childhood
In this week’s episode, we speak with Soobin Oh about the importance of anti-bias education in early childhood. Soobin Oh is the senior education advisor at Children’s Institute. He is a committed social justice educator and is well-versed in anti-bias education,...
Oregon Legislature Announces Members of a Child Care Task Force
Children’s Institute President & CEO Swati Adarkar will serve on a legislative task force charged with evaluating Oregon’s current child care system and proposing solutions that will ensure all families have access to stable, quality child care that meets their...
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...
2020 Presidential Candidates on Child Care and Preschool
UPDATE: Bernie Sanders has released a more detailed plan for early care and education since this post was originally published January 22. The link to that plan is here. Wondering about the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates’ plans for early care and...
Why Are Kindergarten Teachers Quitting?
“I have been a teacher’s aide for 15 years... We are asking these 5- and 6-year-olds to do things that they are not emotionally able to do, and we are now seeing many young children with anxiety.” Psychology Today recently published a collection of comments from...
