News and Articles

ELM has invested over $2 million in the P-3 Schools model since 2015—and now school leaders and community partners are finding creative ways to bring P-3 Coordinators like Mani Xaybanha to new communities.

ELM's Amanda Grear shares her ah-ha moments from the National Black Child Development Institute conference in October.

Meet Winter Rose. She empowers Native American parents to “break down walls and work toward a better future.

Comm. Vega Pederson supports a parent-led approach to developing new recommendations for preschool expansion.

Petra Hernandez is a Latina community leader, mother, volunteer, PAC member and Oversight Council member. She says the Parent Accountability Council is “like another family.” Here's her story.

With school back in session, kindergarten teachers across Multnomah County are headed outside the classroom for their most important meetings of the year—home visits with incoming kindergarteners and their families.

ELM's partner KairosPDX provides a welcoming, culturally responsive education for Black children in Portland—children who have been underserved for far too long.

Research says children are set up for lifelong health when pediatricians and early childhood experts work together. CCOs and Early Learning Hubs in Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington counties are making that collaboration reality.

Our Parent Accountability Council (PAC) has been ELM’s heart, soul, and guiding force for four years. Here are eight ways that our PAC leaders made an impact in the last year.

Preschool Promise made it possible for 116 Multnomah County children to graduate from great preschools this year. Jayden, Savior, and Connor are three of those graduates.

We talked to Lam Hoang, PAC member and Oversight Council member, about her experience as a Vietnamese immigrant, mother, and parent leader. Here is her story.

Our Ready for Kindergarten campaign taps into community connections across 30+ organizations to reach incoming kindergarteners and their families.