by Lisa Finaldi | Aug 22, 2022
MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OR, August 18, 2022 – The Multnomah County (OR) Preschool for All program will open in September. After voters passed an income tax referendum in November of 2020, the program is ready to launch. In its first year, more than 600...
by Lisa Finaldi | Jan 28, 2022
The Cincinnati Preschool Promise is teaming up with Literacy Lab to train 100 men of color to tutor young children in its preschool program. Literacy Lab is based on the Reading Corp model, which has worked in 12 states, supporting 36,000 each year in becoming...
by Lisa Finaldi | Jan 17, 2022
The New Orleans City Council has approved a ballot measure for the April 2022 election to raise funds for more children to attend preschool and to support the expansion of providers needed. An estimated $21 million in revenue from a property tax increase would give...
by Lisa Finaldi | Nov 14, 2021
The success of San Antonio’s Pre-K 4 SA program is now looked to as a possible model as Congress considers universal Pre-K for young children across the nation. In this story, the Guardian speaks to San Antonio parents and the architect of the program,...
by Lisa Finaldi | Oct 22, 2021
More than 80% of voters believe that creating equitable opportunities for children to get a strong start in life should be one of the highest priorities for government—and they are willing to raise their own local taxes to make those opportunities possible. This...
