Month: August 2025
El Preescolar Para Todos (y todas) del condado de Multnomah está a salvo — por ahora
Después de meses de rechazo público, los comisionados del condado de Multnomah eran muy conscientes de la desaprobación de la comunidad respecto a las revisiones propuestas para la financiación del programa Preescolar para Todos. La propuesta de indexación de impuestos de un comisionado en particular habría diezmado la financiación del programa, forzando al programa a […]
Multnomah County Preschool for All is safe — for now
After months of public pushback, Multnomah County Commissioners were well aware of the community’s disapproval of the proposed revisions to the Preschool for All program funding. The proposed tax indexing from one commissioner in particular would have decimated the program’s funding, forcing the program to close entirely. So we showed up. We made noise. And we made […]
Family Forward Joins ACLU for Lawsuit Hearing in Seattle
Below are remarks from our Deputy Director, Courtney Veronneau, shared on Tuesday, August 5, 2025 at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. Good morning, folks. My name is Courtney Veronneau, I use she/her pronouns. I am the Deputy Director of Movement Building at Family Forward Oregon, a parent-led advocacy organization fighting […]