The plan
Full funding, universal pre-K, after-school everywhere.
Delphine taught fourth grade — she knows budgets are moral documents. As mayor she will fully fund the schools formula, add universal pre-K for four-year-olds, and put free after-school programs in every elementary school.
Teachers get a $3,000 classroom-supply stipend so they stop paying out of pocket, and every graduate gets a paid summer internship offer.
What's included
Four Commitments
- Universal free pre-K for all four-year-olds by year two
- Free after-school programs in every elementary school
- $3,000 yearly classroom-supply stipend for teachers
- Paid summer internship offer for every high-school graduate
How we deliver
The Timeline
- 100dDay 1–100: close the schools funding gap in the budget
- Yr 1Year 1: launch pre-K in 20 pilot schools
- Yr 2Year 2: after-school in every elementary school
- TermTerm goal: reading proficiency up 15 points, zero teacher vacancies
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