Preschool for All is reaching its equity objectives but could do more to support preschools and serve diverse children, especially those with disabilities. The program also risks losing credibility if ...

County commissioners currently have little role in Preschool for All’s implementation. They want that to change.

Williams is executive director of Family Forward Oregon. She lives in Portland. We know what happens when child care collapses – because we’ve lived it. In 2020, businesses across Portland were ...

The universal preschool program approved by Multnomah County voters five years ago continues to expand rapidly, even as many families are denied. Multnomah County is meeting — and exceeding — its ...

The tension between Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek and Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson over the economic impacts of ...

MULTNOMAH COUNTY, Ore. — It's been almost five years since Multnomah County voters passed "Preschool for All" — a program that is eventually supposed to guarantee a free preschool spot for all ...

The popularity of my recent Psychology Today blog post (Preschool Isn't Prep—It's Prime Time for Brain Growth) underscored something powerful: a growing wave of parents and educators are rethinking ...

Multnomah County officials knew that former Preschool for All Director Leslee Barnes owned a Portland preschool when they hired her in 2021, but Barnes did not list her ownership of Village Childcare ...