If you think public education and child care should be the bare minimum that all children receive, please sign this petition. The worst people in Oregon want to kill Preschool For All and we must defend it at all costs.

https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/fully-fund-preschool-for-all

The goal of the petition is to show County Commissioners the love that County residents have for our young families, preschool teachers, community and the free, universal Preschool for All program we voted for 2 to 1 in 2020!

County commissioners need to know that we expect them to keep our preschool program rolling out to all families in the County who want it! They hear far too much from conservative business interests trying to slash this program before it’s available to everyone. Let’s show them how their constituents and stakeholders really feel about PFA.

sign here: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/fully-fund-preschool-for-all

find out more, get involved:
https://friendsofpfa.org/

#PreschoolforAll #LetsGrowMultnomahCounty #FullyFundPreschoolforAll
#PDX

Defend Preschool for All!

Monday, December 8, from 11:30-1 at the Convention Center, 777 NE Martin Luther King, Jr Blvd

Join a protest to demand Preschool for All be rolled out as approved 2:1 by voters! The governor just launched her re-election campaign by offering cuts to the Preschool for All program to cater to billionaires like Tim Boyle, pretending that downtown’s woes are due to the PFA tax. It’s just the latest excuse for why the wealthy shouldn’t pay their fair share of taxes. They’re still spinning the “downtown doom loop” story, no matter how many times it’s been debunked.

Kotek is speaking at an Oregon Business Plan summit; this is a chance to show her and the anti-tax business lobby that they can’t get away with undoing behind closed doors what the voters overwhelmingly approved.

The truth is:

There are more and more wealthy people in Multnomah County every year
It’s the work-from-home revolution pulling down the value of downtown office buildings, not taxes
The legion of wealthy Californians are paying higher income taxes than anyone in Oregon
PFA has no “surplus” – all of that money (— and likely more) — is needed to expand to full universality
Universal preschool programs are FAR BETTER for the local economy than business tax cuts, and raise everyone’s incomes

#PortlandOr #PDX #PreschoolForAll #Oregon #TaxTheRich

more about Preschool for All https://friendsofpfa.org/

audio interview with economist Mary King about biz class lies about PDX taxes, esp PfA https://kboo.fm/media/130707-taxing-and-investing

Multnomah County voters supported creating Preschool for All by 2 to 1 in November 2020. It's outrageous to make big cuts to the program with a vote of 3 people at the end of meetings held in the summer vacation season!!!

Email County Commissioners!

It’s critical that the County Commissioners hear from as many of us as possible in the next few days. We know that the Portland Metro Chamber is lobbying incredibly hard behind the scenes and that the Commissioners are feeling that heat. We have to match that - and then some! Take 30 seconds to email the county commissioners using this easy form and tell them "Hands off Preschool for All!"
https://actionnetwork.org/letters/vote-no-on-indexing-hands-off-preschool-for-all/

More info:
https://www.streetroots.org/news/2025/07/30/opinion-tax-cuts-won-t-bring-back-portlands-downtown-more-investments-our-workforce

https://friendsofpfa.org/

#PortlandOr #PDX #PreschoolForAll

Preschool for All Families and Teachers!

We need your help to defend Preschool for All from the 1% and Governor Kotek, who’s joined their campaign to kill off our national model of a program - on track to be available free to all kids in Multnomah County by Fall 2030. It’s building
Lots of choices for families of schedule, language, cultural context and size of setting
Liveable wages, benefits and professional development for teachers
Funded by a small tax on high-income households
If you are or were a PFA family or teacher, please take this short, Friends of Preschool for All survey to share your story of positive impacts and suggestions for improvements!
#Portland #Oregon #PreschoolForAll

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSemkGVX9xamlKAGe4VezDJ0koZRUp--BEBMiYqbC1bszeltiQ/viewform

Portland's villains don't want us to tax the rich. But ... that's where the money is. 🤷‍♀️

Preschool for All (PFA), Multnomah County's free, universal preschool program, was passed as a ballot measure in 2020. PFA is roughly doubling capacity every year and on track to have enough spots for all 3 and 4-year-olds countywide in just a few more years. Most importantly, it raises $200 million per year in funding exclusively through a tax on the richest 8% and has brought a much-needed wage increase for preschool workers (now over $21 per hour).

Willamette Week just reported that local real estate ghoul Greg Goodman has hired formerly-progressive mercenary Paige Richardson to help him organize our local billionaire and mega-millionaire class against it.

Fight back. Contact DSA.

#PreschoolForAll #TaxTheRich

https://portlanddsa.org/

https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2025/04/04/portland-business-moguls-discuss-poll-to-test-repeal-of-preschool-for-all/

Multnomah County’s Preschool for All, funded by a small tax on the top 5% of Multnomah County, is outperforming expectations. However, wealthy local residents have their sights set on dismantling the program.

#PortlandMetro
#PreschoolForAll
#UPNow
#TaxTheRich

https://www.streetroots.org/news/2023/12/06/opinion-preschool-all-great-start-so-why-negative-press