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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...
Swati Adarkar to Receive Leadership in Education Award
Next month, Concordia University will honor CI President & CEO Swati Adarkar with their Governor Victor Atiyeh Leadership in Education Award. The award, named for former Oregon Governor Victor Atiyeh in recognition of his life-long passion for and leadership in...
Report: The State of Child Care in Oregon
The Oregon Early Learning Division has released its first of three reports on the state of publicly funded child care. The reports are mandated by passage of HB 2346 last March. The State of Early Care & Education and Child Care Assistance in Oregon offers a...
Rob Grunewald on the Economic Impact of Early Childhood Investments
In this episode of The Early Link Podcast, we speak with Rob Grunewald, an economist who advocates for investments in early childhood programs and services. Rob Grunewald is an economist with the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. He conducts research on...
2019 Year in Review
2019 has been an incredible year for early childhood. We recorded 13 episodes of The Early Link podcast this year. For this, our 14th show, we review some of the common themes shared by our many esteemed guests, and share what’s on our minds as we move into 2020....
What’s Changed for Kids In Oregon this Year
Thanks to the many partners we worked with this year and the contributions of countless supporters like you, we've been able to make significant progress toward our goal of ensuring all children in Oregon have access to high-quality early care and education. This...
Video: Learn about Incentive Metrics
What's the role of the health system in supporting school readiness? In this explainer video, learn more about Oregon's unique Quality Incentive Program and how it can help support kindergarten readiness. Additional Resources Childrens Institute's Health and...
SEAL Transforms School Systems
In this episode of the Early Link Podcast, we speak with Dr. Anya Hurwitz, the executive director of SEAL (Sobrato Early Academic Language). Rooted at the intersection of research and educational equity, the program is an English learner-focused approach to...
