Mary King https://swhelper.org/members/mary-king/ 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 Mary King https://swhelper.org/members/mary-king/ 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 Mary King

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 Mary King

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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]]> https://swhelper.org/2021/09/23/to-address-the-child-care-crisis-talk-to-low-wage-moms/feed/ 0 The Labor Force For Needed Investment in Public Child Care Already Exists https://swhelper.org/2021/09/22/the-labor-force-for-needed-investment-in-public-child-care-already-exists/ https://swhelper.org/2021/09/22/the-labor-force-for-needed-investment-in-public-child-care-already-exists/#respond Wed, 22 Sep 2021 10:46:59 +0000 https://swhelper.org/?p=34280 Mary King

The COVID-19 pandemic powerfully clarified what most families have known for decades: Reliable, quality child care is essential to the round-the-clock functioning of the U.S. economy. Equally important, good child care is critical to the future and wellbeing of the nation’s children. Decades of strong research shows that publicly provided high quality early childhood education and care […]

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