Publications
Here you’ll find downloadable, research-based publications on preschool, early intervention and early childhood special education (EI/ECSE), home visiting, children’s health, and other issues and topics related to young children’s healthy development and academic success.
Oregon School District Preschool Survey
Children’s Institute conducted a statewide survey of school districts in Oregon in the spring/summer of 2015. We wanted to learn and document what preschool services are being provided, and to inform policy decisions as Oregon implements the new program approved by...
Rural Education in Oregon
This new study, conducted by the Children's Institute and Chalkboard Project, finds that rural Oregon students face the twin challenges of poverty and distance in meeting their education goals. The study examines how rural students perform compared to their peers...
Coming Together
In Coming Together, we report on our work at our Early Works site in Yoncalla, Oregon. The report details how the community and school district in Yoncalla, along with the Ford Family Foundation and the Children's Institute, have come together to build a new...
Advancing Birth-to-Third-Grade Success
The Ready for School Leaders’ Panel and the Children’s Institute are poised to make a significant impact for Oregon’s youngest and most vulnerable children in the 2015 Legislative Session. Advancing Birth-to-Third-Grade Success, our 2015 policy brief, makes the...
