PFA provides life-changing stability and financial relief for families, which in turn benefits the whole community. One parent “said the cost savings alone made the difference between staying in Portland and leaving the region.”
Category: Community Voices
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Opinion: The threat to Preschool for All isn’t over, but we’re ready for the fight
“Why is the state trying to unravel a successful, locally funded initiative — one that helps families, supports businesses and reflects the will of the people?
This should be a moment of clarity — and of action.”
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Willamette Week: Portland Democratic Socialists of America Vow to Oppose Kotek’s “War on Preschool”
Portland DSA has been instrumental in making Universal Preschool a reality for the county.
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Portland DSA: Defend Preschool For All!
Portland DSA’s statement in response to Governor Kotek’s letter to Multnomah County Chair Vega Pederson: “Kotek’s argument is based on spurious data”
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Kotek’s Secret Campaign Against the Preschool for All Tax
Bridgetown Rising is an independent newsletter that covers city politics, labor, housing, and transportation in Portland.
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OregonLive Opinion: County should not let anti-tax rhetoric throw Preschool for All off track
By Mary C. King, professor emerita of economics at Portland State University. She lives in Portland.
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OPB’s Think Out Loud: Parents and providers highlight successes of Preschool for All
Broadcast on Friday, Dec. 29, 2023, OPB’s Dave Miller, host of Think Out Loud, talked with the Director of Preschool & Early Learning Division Leslee Barnes and economist Mary King, along with Preschool for All providers and parents in front of a live audience at the Rockwood Market Hall in Gresham.