Preschool for All
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The Urgent and Critical Importance of Preschool For All
If we set our minds to it, Washington State could make high-quality, universal, voluntary preschool available…
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Pandemic exposes our neglect of children, families
This post was first published in The Seattle Times on April 24, 2020. The coronavirus pandemic…
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Washington’s Current Childcare System Punishes Upward Mobility
Former State Representative Ruth Kagi and I wrote this post which first appeared in the Puget…
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Caring for Seattle’s Children
“Child poverty is an open sore on the American body politic. It is a moral failure…
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Growing the Professional Early Learning Workforce
One of the most important elements of high-quality preschool is a professional teaching workforce. As the…
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Two Cities, Two Children, Two Very Different Paths
The following article was sent out in my City View Newsletter, which you can sign up…
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The Seattle Preschool Program Starts Strong
My Council committee received an encouraging report this morning about the launch of the Seattle Preschool…
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First Seattle Preschool Program Providers Selected
Mayor Murray announced today the first providers selected to participate in the Seattle Preschool Program. It…
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The Power of Books
The following article was sent out in my City View Newsletter, which you can sign up…
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State-by-State Preschool Rankings
The National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) released its 2014 State of Preschool report this…