"Slide deck: “Universal Preschool NOW Coalition’s How-To" for groups planning a campaign
Resources
Universal Preschool in the news
Making Pre-K Possible - How Multnomah County won universal preschool (Oregon Humanities, April 21, 2021)
Biden’s Universal Pre-K Plan Must Include Higher Wages For Preschool Teachers, Say Experts (Fortune, March 26, 2021)
Can I Talk to You About Preschool for All? (The Cut, November 12, 2020)
Among the Winners of the 2020 Election: Universal Preschool (EdSurge, November 11, 2020)
On Universal Preschool, Multnomah County, Oregon Moves to the Head of the Class (The American Prospect, Nov 10, 2020)
Breaking down the passage of ‘Preschool For All’ (KOIN, November 9, 2020)
How an Oregon Measure for Universal Preschool Could Be a National Model (The New York Times, November 6, 2020)
A labor movement look at the 2020 election results (NW Labor Press, November 5, 2020)
These moms fought for universal preschool in their Oregon county — and won (The Lily, November 5, 2020)
Portlandia Votes to Tax the Rich to Pay for Universal Pre-K (Inequality.org, November 5, 2020)
Multnomah County Voters Enthusiastically Pass Tuition-Free Preschool Measure (Willamette Week, November 4, 2020)
Portland Voters Pass Progressive Measures, Skip Progressive Candidates (Portland Mercury, November 4, 2020)
What this Oregon county’s “preschool for all” victory means for child care in America (Vox, November 4, 2020)
Don’t Lose Hope! (The Cut, November 4, 2020)
Oregon County Votes for Universal Pre-K in Watershed Moment for US Education (Truthout, November 4, 2020)
Preschool for all measure passing in Multnomah County (OPB, November 3, 2020)
Preschool for All passes in Multnomah County (Portland Tribune, November 3, 2020)
Universal preschool measure passes, meaning new income tax for Multnomah County’s highest earners (OregonLive, November 3, 2020)
Here’s which Portland metro area measures passed (KGW, November 3, 2020)
The Childcare Game-Changer (The Double Shift, October 28, 2020)
Multnomah County voters may decide whether to tax highest earners to fund universal preschool in November (OregonLive, July 23, 2020)
Free preschool campaign for Multnomah County gets 32K signatures, aims for November ballot (KGW, July 10, 2020)
Beating the odds, free public preschool ballot initiative turns in signatures (NW Labor Press, July 8, 2020)
Free preschool group submits signatures for ballot (Southwest Connection, July 8, 2020)
Universal Preschool NOW Campaign Pushes for Measure on November Ballot (Oregon Kid, June 26, 2020)
Beyond the Police: Progressive Organizers in Portland Try to Harness the Moment (Portland Monthly, June 21, 2020)
Universal preschool drive seeks signatures (NW Labor Press, May 13, 2020)
Op-eds
We want publicly funded preschool for every child in Multnomah County (Street Roots, June 23, 2020)
The Real Impact of Universal Preschool and a Tax on the 5% (Street Roots, January 24, 2020)
Universal Preschool Works for Everyone (OregonLive, December 29, 2019)
Multnomah County factsheets
Early Childhood Education and Care Workforce in Multnomah County (OSU, 2018)
Early Childhood Education and Care Affordability and Availability in Multnomah County (OSU, 2018)
Universal Preschool in other U.S. cities
All About 3-K for All and Pre-K for All (New York City Dept. of Education)
New York City’s Universal Pre-K and 3-K expanded to 63,000 Kids in 6 Years
Bright Spot for NY’s Struggling Schools: Pre-K (New York Times, January 1, 2019)
Ninety-four percent of New York City’s Pre-K Classrooms meet or exceed quality standards
Laboratories of Democracy: Washington, D.C. Showed How to do Universal Pre-K Right (Vox, August 12, 2019)
Washington, DC enrolls 85% of 4-year olds and ¾ of 3 year-olds in free, public preschool
Chicago’s Roadmap for Implementing Universal Pre-K (March 2019)
Chicago started a 4-year rollout to all 4-year-olds in Fall 2018
Child Care Reports
The State of Early Care & Education and Child Care Assistance in Oregon (Oregon Early Division, December 2019)
Shows spending and coverage of public programs in Oregon and what will be added with Student Success Act Funding
Who’s Paying Now? (Economic Policy Institute, January 15, 2020)
American parents spend $42 billion on early care and education. U.S. households lose $30–35 billion in income a year. Teachers of young children are underpaid by over $80 billion a year.
Millionaires don’t move
New Study Finds Raising Income Taxes on Millionaires Didn’t Hurt Oregon Economy (Willamette Week, February 7, 2019)
"The primary reasons cited for low migration are family obligations, such as the desire to remain close to grandchildren, and business needs, such as a company's founder needing to stay close to existing professional networks and customers."
Raising State Income Taxes at the Top a Sensible Way to Fund Key Investments (Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, February 7, 2019)
"Raising income tax rates on high-income residents can enable states to boost investment in education, infrastructure,and other vital services that strengthen local communities and aid long-term economic growth."