early education Archives - Louisiana Budget Project

May 9, 2018

Real preparations for the fiscal cliff begin

The “fiscal cliff” has become a jargony term tossed around by legislators, politicos and journalists to describe the expiration of temporary taxes on June 30.

Number of the Day

$790 - Average annual rent increase for the 83,400 low-income households receiving federal rental assistance in Louisiana under the Trump housing plan. (Source: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities)

April 24, 2018

Another step toward investment in early education

Louisiana currently spends no state general fund dollars to subsidize the cost of early childhood education for low-income parents, even though thousands of families are languishing on a state waiting list.

Number of the Day

75 - percentage of TOPS recipients who are white. Only 55 percent of students at Louisiana public colleges and universities are white. (Source: The Century Foundation)

October 10, 2017

Hospitality workers unite

New Orleans’s hospitality workers are the engine of the city’s tourism-based economy. Unfortunately, many of those workers don’t earn enough to maintain a decent standard of living, and 500 employees of the Hilton Riverside recently decided to do something about it.

Number of the Day

197 - Number of community health centers in Louisiana whose federal funding expired on Sept. 30 and has yet to be authorized by Congress. (Source: National Association of Community Health Centers)