Miriam Calderon's guest appearances

Miriam Calderon

The Early Link Podcast

A Seat at the Table

Tim Sweeney

Karin Power

Pedro Noguera

Ralph Smith

Jessica Vega

Lacey Hays

Carlos Crespo

John Kitzhaber

Ron Herndon

Sean Reardon

Evelyn Lauer

Marvin Lynn

Walter Gilliam

Pooja Bhatt

Kali Thorne Ladd

OwlTail

On this episode of The Early Link Podcast, host Rafael Otto talks with Miriam Calderon, the early learning system director at the Early Learning Division in Oregon’s Department of Education. Miriam has been a long time advocate for early childhood and is leaving Oregon for a new position in the Biden-Harris admiration. Guest:Miriam Calderon has been the early learning system director overseeing the Early Learning Division in Oregon for the last 4 years. Previously, Calderon has worked on policy at the BUILD initiative and served as a political appointee in the Obama Administration. She also served as the director of early childhood education at DC Public Schools, where she oversaw Head Start and pre-kindergarten programs, including helping to implement universal pre-kindergarten in DC.Summary:Miriam discusses her role as early learning system director and the vision she has for Oregon’s early childhood system. She also shares the negative impact of undervaluing child care providers and describes the access vs quality tension that exists when trying to solve problems in the early childhood field. Looking forward, Miriam explains how we can continue to build the early childhood education system to support children and their families, and the importance of making big, institutional changes over small, program adjustments. Finally, Mariam shares what she is hoping to accomplish at the federal level in her new role as deputy assistant secretary at the US Department of Education.

On this episode of The Early Link Podcast, host Rafael Otto talks with Miriam Calderon, the early learning system director at the Early Learning Division in Oregon’s Department of Education. Miriam has been a long time advocate for early childhood and is leaving Oregon for a new position in the Biden-Harris admiration. Guest: Miriam Calderon has been the early learning system director overseeing the Early Learning Division in Oregon for the last 4 years. Previously, Calderon has worked on policy at the BUILD initiative and served as a political appointee in the Obama Administration. She also served as the director of early childhood education at DC Public Schools, where she oversaw Head Start and pre-kindergarten programs, including helping to implement universal pre-kindergarten in DC. Summary: Miriam discusses her role as early learning system director and the vision she has for Oregon’s early childhood system. She also shares the negative impact of undervaluing child care providers and describes the access vs quality tension that exists when trying to solve problems in the early childhood field. Looking forward, Miriam explains how we can continue to build the early childhood education system to support children and their families, and the importance of making big, institutional changes over small, program adjustments. Finally, Mariam shares what she is hoping to accomplish at the federal level in her new role as deputy assistant secretary at the US Department of Education.

Momentum Builds for Early Childhood in Oregon, Federally: An Interview with Miriam Calderon

Miriam Calderon is the early learning system director of the Early Learning Division in the Oregon Department of Education. Before returning to Oregon in 2017 to lead the division, she helped build a birth-to-three system and universal preschool for the District of Columbia. She was also a senior fellow with the BUILD Initiative leading work pertaining to dual language learners and universal preschool, and served as a political appointee in the Obama administration.

A Vision for Early Learning in Oregon with Miriam Calderon