by Crystal Folmar | Apr 10, 2025
In Oregon, Multnomah County recently announced that its “Preschool for All” program is growing this year, with leaders announcing that 3,800 children will be served through the free education initiative in the next school year. It’s a significant...
by Crystal Folmar | Apr 9, 2025
MECK Pre-K, the high quality pre-K education open to all four-year-old children in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina at no cost to families is reporting growth and increase in early enrollment this year. The Meck Pre-K program says attendance has more than tripled...
by Crystal Folmar | Dec 11, 2024
As U.S. federal funding pandemic aid for childcare runs out, communities are backing local solutions and ballot measures. A lack of affordable childcare takes a huge toll on individual families and the broader economy as well. Local ballot measures have become an...
by Crystal Folmar | Nov 18, 2024
Earlier this year The Hechinger Report shared the story of increasing local and state driven initiatives focused on pre-K being observed across the country. They begin in New Orleans where a new city-funded program for low-income families called City Seats is helping...
by Crystal Folmar | Nov 13, 2024
This year’s election results include several big wins on ballot measures for local children’s funds. The Children’s Funding Project rounded up these wins in their latest blog, including in Texas and Missouri, where voters approved Travis County Prop...