MultCo!!! Preschool for every kid. A fair wage for every preschool worker. YES on 26-214. YES on Vote YES on 26-214. Please do the bench & small plastic child & real child proud. Please do 8 years of work by thousands of volunteers & workers & organizers & elected officials proud.

“Preschool for All has given me an opportunity as a parent to have a voice where I've never had a voice before. As a parent of Brown and Black children in Multnomah County, finding affordable preschool--finding free preschool--is like a miracle. Join me in voting yes.”

PRESCHOOL FOR ALL! Thank you, Multnomah County!

This was the most amazing grassroots campaign I’ve ever seen. And let’s be real: the long-term impact of this for Oregon kids and families will outlive the rest of tonight’s state results by a mile. This is the long game.

Multnomah County, OR (Portland area) voted for a universal preschool program, paid for by taxes on the wealthy oregonlive.com/politics/2020/…

Read more about Vote YES on 26-214 in Elliot Haspel's piece here: earlylearningnation.com/2020/10/a-univ…

“What we’re doing here in Multnomah County is really transformational in how we’re approaching preschool,” county Commissioner Jessica Vega Pederson, who led a task force to develop the measure. vox.com/2020/11/4/2153…

Multnomah County voters met this historic moment & made game-changing investments for our community, & in particular our Black, Indigenous, & People of Color communities. Thank you for your support of Vote YES on 26-214 & our @MultCoLib. 🙏🏾 oregonlive.com/politics/2020/…

How do you build the support you need to pass such a big measure? You build it with the community from the start. Jessica Vega Pederson joined CBCEarlyEdition today to discuss how Preschool for All centered community voices to craft a groundbreaking policy. bit.ly/3mTdVXy

Preschool for All changed the status quo for early childhood education in the Portland area--and showed communities across the U.S. how it can be done. nytimes.com/2020/11/06/ups…

Thank you, Claire Cain Miller The New York Times, for shouting out Elliot Haspel's piece on Vote YES on 26-214! bit.ly/35kCzt1

Must-read article on the problems Vote YES on 26-214 is addressing, including the fact that early childhood is unaffordable for many families, yet teachers are underpaid. Solution: Publicly fund a universal preschool program & increase teacher salaries. nytimes.com/2020/11/06/ups…

Oregonians made their values clear: we fight for our families, for elections that are honest and fair, for health care for every Oregonian, and for anti-racist policies that make our state a better place. #orpol #orleg

Los Oregonianos mostraron sus valores con claridad. Peleamos por nuestras familias, para que nuestras eleciones sean honestas y justas, por el cuidado medico para todos los Oregonianos, y por leyes anti-racistas que hagan de nuestro estado un lugar mejor. #orpol #orleg

Progress in Portland: “The ballot measure, dubbed Preschool for All, provides free, voluntary preschool for all 3- & 4-year-olds. It also increases the salary of preschool teachers, as well as classroom assistants...” via 🌸 Chelsea Cirruzzo of The Lily thelily.com/these-moms-fou…

"Universal programs...have more benefits for children. They are less segregated, and children learn from spending time with peers from different socioeconomic and racial backgrounds." nytimes.com/2020/11/06/ups…

Part 2 of my Early Learning Nation series on Vote YES on 26-214 @UPNOW2020 -- If you're looking for lessons from Multnomah's huge pre-K victory, start with how much they centered & were guided by parents of color: earlylearningnation.com/2020/11/like-a…

You might've heard about Vote YES on 26-214's incredible success in Oregon's Multnomah country, and wondering just how it all works. @ehapsel dives in, and finds that it started with *parents.* Revolutionary! bit.ly/35bPyyk @parentsmagazine MomsRising NIEER

Talking about how Vote YES on 26-214, which Multnomah County voters passed last week, could be a national model with @jennyhKOIN and KOIN News. koin.com/am-extra/break…