Policy Features
This page features timely policy updates to address the most pressing challenges that prevent young people from accessing— and practitioners and stakeholders from delivering—a system of career-connected learning experiences in New Orleans.
YouthForce NOLA’s policy priorities are derived from the most pressing barriers and the greatest opportunities identified by our network of school, community, and business partners as well as the youth and families we support. We collaborate with elected officials, government agencies, and partners at the local, state, and federal levels to bring together research, best practices, and other insights from the field to inform legislative and regulatory policy. Ultimately, we aim to ensure resources—including, but not limited to, funding—are directed toward strategies and initiatives that yield the greatest results for our young people and local community.
ISSUE BRIEF | Technical Training Funding Gap
February 22, 2024
Over time, practitioners and stakeholders have identified the gap between college and career coursework costs at scale and public revenue available to support these costs as a policy priority.
This issue brief describes the technical training funding gap in New Orleans, along with recommendations to close the gap. It also describes how the work of closing the technical training funding gap in New Orleans can offer insights into how to fund technical training at scale statewide.