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Multnomah County Commissioner Discusses Preschool For All

by Rafael Otto

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08.27.2019

Oregon is the fourth least affordable state when it comes to preschool. State and federal funding provide preschool for only those families in deepest poverty, reaching only 15 percent of 3- and 4-year-olds in Multnomah County.

Last fall, Multnomah County Commissioner Jessica Vega Pederson convened a task force to develop a road map for overcoming the barriers to providing universal preschool in Multnomah County. The task Force met from September 2018 through July 2019. In this episode of our podcast, we speak with Commissioner Pederson about the Preschool For All task force report, released this summer. Tune in to learn more about the task force’s recommendations to expand preschool access across Multnomah County for the thousands of children who are not currently being served.

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