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/ Megan McMillan has known for a while how important quality child care is, and how difficult it can be to find in the Portland area. The pandemic also taught moms like her how hard it is to go without it. “After enduring attempts to work from home full-time, with two kids under five, I can tell you with no doubt that child care is the work that makes all other work possible,” McMillan said. The growing consensus that child care is a necessary part of a functioning economy — and that Oreg...

April 22 2021 Multnomah County Chair Deborah Kafoury has released a $2.81 billion spending plan for fiscal year 2022. The next Multnomah County budget includes major infusions of cash — from the feds, and three ballot measures — even as officials prepare to fight state cuts to jails and community justice. County Chair Deborah Kafoury released the $2.81 billion spending plan for fiscal year 2022 on April 22, starting the clock on six weeks of presentations and public hearings before t...

Oregon Senate committee approves plan to ban preschool suspensions by 2026 over childcare providers’ objections OregonLive.com 1 hr ago Hillary Borrud, oregonlive.com Private daycare and preschool programs in Oregon that receive public funds would no longer be allowed to suspend or expel students starting in 2026, under a proposal headed for a vote in the state Senate. Nationally, toddlers and preschool students of color face disproportionately high rates of suspension and e...

Willamette Week The need for strong, independent local journalism is more urgent than ever. Please support the city we love by joining Friends of Willamette Week. Willamette Week’s Summer Camp Guide 2021 WW’s Annual Summer Camp guide is a great resource for Portland parents who are deciding where to send their children for summer activities. Updated April 7 at 11:18 AM Are your little ones driving you crazy? Weve listed our picks of summer camps that will surely keep them entertaine...

Good Morning, Friends and Neighbors! At the edge of the ceiling in the House chamber, names are painted of people consequential to Oregon history. I suppose they were listed there to inspire us below. But sadly, of the hundred or so names, only three are women. Sacagawea who helped guide the Lewis and Clark expedition to the Northwest. Tabatha Brown, an educator and social reformer who was named “Mother of Oregon” by the Oregon Legislature in 1987. Abigail Scott Duniway, Oregon’s leadin...

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown, top lawmakers push funding for summer school and programs "If we do it, it’ll be one of the most remarkable moments in Oregon’s history dealing with the education of its children," Senate President Peter Courtney said. Author: Morgan Romero Updated: 7:13 PM PDT March 15, 2021 SALEM, Ore. — With Oregon students getting back into classrooms this spring, lawmakers are looking to the summer to help them learn and have fun again. Oregon G...

State leaders want $250M for summertime programs for kids Funding proposal targets enrichment activities to help children recover from social, academic impacts of COVID-19 A $250 million funding proposal announced Monday, March 8, by Gov. Kate Browns office aims to address the social, emotional and academic needs of kids amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The spending plan is targeted at helping kids recover from the isolation and learning loss impacts of school closures and social distancing ...

State Leaders Unveil $250 Million Summer Learning and Child Care Package March 10, 2021 On Monday. March 8, Governor Kate Brown, Senate President Peter Courtney, and House Speaker Tina Kotek announced a $250 million Summer Learning and Child Care package to help Oregon students and children recover from trials they may have faced due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Combined with as much as $75 million in federal funds, up $325 million will be put toward these programs.  The goal is to help alleviate...

Mar 8, 2021 Today, Governor Kate Brown, Senate President Peter Courtney, and House Speaker Tina Kotek unveiled a restorative $250 million Summer Learning and Child Care package to help students and children learn, thrive, and have fun this summer. Combined with up to about $75 million in federal funds, both in district matching funds and funding for the Employment-Related Day Care Program, as much as $325 million will be invested in summer learning and child care programs. This past year, Orego...

Oregon Governor Kate Brown and legislative leaders are proposing $250-million along with $75-million federal dollars be spent on summer school programs for kids.