Stimulate a mind and the economy.

The answer to many of your business needs comes from a place you’d never expect: Louisiana’s high schools. Well-prepared high school graduates make for a more qualified workforce, more productive citizens, a larger tax base for the state —all factors that can ultimately impact your business’s bottom line.

High Value High Schools is creating a more relevant, career-focused high school experience resulting in better-prepared students and a stronger workforce. But to make it happen we need you to get involved. Louisiana ’ s schools need mentors, businessmen and women to visit schools and show the many careers available to students, and we need companies to provide job shadowing and internship opportunities for our young people.

When you invest your time in Louisiana high schools, the returns are limitless.

Louisiana Department of Economic Development Secretary Stephen Moret:

“ Education is intrinsically tied to workforce development and capacity, including literacy and knowledge of basic skills, and is a fundamental driver of economic prosperity. Given its profound impact on the health of our state and economy, LED considers advancing public education to be a fundamental component of our vision to reposition Louisiana as the next great American state for business investment, quality of life and economic opportunity. ”