Quality Education

New Orleans Quality Education

Big investments in quality early learning and centering parent voices fosters a more equitable community.

History-making wins.

Historic wins need to be preserved. So we focus on strengthening the early childhood workforce, addressing issues of attrition and advocating for a living wage for educators. We also push for an early learning system that makes sense to all partners, children and families, reflective of parent voices and experiences.
2012

Passage of the Early Education Act

2018

The city invests $750,000 in early childhood education (ECE)

2022

Voters approve $21 million millage for ECE
1,000 classroom seats added for children under 3 years old.
A local HBCU builds an early childhood lab school.