Lisa Dodson News, Information, and Resources for Helpers Thu, 11 Nov 2021 00:40:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 https://swhelper.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-swhelperlogo-1-32x32.jpg Lisa Dodson 32 32 New Preschool Program in Oregon is a Model for the Nation—But Challenges Remain https://swhelper.org/2021/11/15/new-preschool-program-in-oregon-is-a-model-for-the-nation-but-challenges-remain/ https://swhelper.org/2021/11/15/new-preschool-program-in-oregon-is-a-model-for-the-nation-but-challenges-remain/#respond Mon, 15 Nov 2021 12:40:42 +0000 https://swhelper.org/?p=34800 Lisa Dodson

By Mary King and Lisa Dodson In November 2020, voters in Multnomah County, home to the city of Portland, resoundingly approved the creation of a new, universal preschool program—a program that could serve as a model for desperately needed preschool and childcare investments for the entire country. All three- and four-year-olds in Multnomah county will be able […]

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]]> https://swhelper.org/2021/11/15/new-preschool-program-in-oregon-is-a-model-for-the-nation-but-challenges-remain/feed/ 0 To Address the Child Care Crisis, Talk to Low Wage Moms https://swhelper.org/2021/09/23/to-address-the-child-care-crisis-talk-to-low-wage-moms/ https://swhelper.org/2021/09/23/to-address-the-child-care-crisis-talk-to-low-wage-moms/#respond Thu, 23 Sep 2021 11:32:46 +0000 https://swhelper.org/?p=34315 Lisa Dodson

Now that unemployment numbers have revealed that women are bearing the brunt of job losses due to the Covid-19 pandemic, discussion  of America’s childcare crisis has taken center stage. Data from the Pew Research Center show that mothers have lost three times more jobs than fathers – and  women accounted for all jobs lost in December 2020. The results can be […]

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