Ready Set Go!

Champions for the Young Child

As part of the Ready, Set, Go! initiative, Orleans Public Education Network is leading the charge to bring awareness to the importance of school readiness for young children -- and your voice is a vital part of the conversation. This effort will need Champions from the whole village: parents, child care providers, educators, public officials an

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OPEN’s Ready, Set, Go, with more than 20 partners representing city government, philanthropy and nonprofit organizations, exemplifies a cross-agency commitment to improving the systems that support families and children and improving school readiness in New Orleans.

One of the greatest opportunities to close the achievement gap starts before a child enters kindergarten. With the support from Baptist Community Ministries, the Greater New Orleans Foundation, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Entergy New Orleans, and the Institute of Mental Hygiene, OPEN is excited to launch the Ready, Set, Go! initiative focused

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