At OLÉ, our endorsements come from members. You decide who gets our stamp of approval, who we urge others to vote for, who we work to elect. Our process is sacred to us: we do the research, we deliberate, and we vote. Sometimes we even meet with the candidates and...
OP-ED BY OLGA GRAYS I’m proud to be an early childhood educator in the first state to offer universal childcare! I’ve spent over 20 years as a home-based educator, and for the past few years, my fellow providers and I have knocked on doors, testified at the Roundhouse, and campaigned...
If you’re a working person — an early educator, a plumber, a small business owner, a single parent — you can’t just walk away from your job for months to go serve at the Roundhouse. Only people with wealth, a super-flexible job, or a pension can afford to do that....
Wendy didn’t plan to become an organizer. For years, she kept her distance from anything political. “I don’t like to choose. I don’t feel like I have a side,” she said. But this year, Wendy found herself organizing fellow early childhood educators in Southern NM, traveling to Washington, D.C, meeting...
Community Canvass 📅 Thursday, September 24, 2026 🕓 4:00 – 8:00 PM 📍 530 Jefferson NE, Albuquerque, NM 87108 Click here to register! If you’re a working person — an early educator, a plumber, a small business owner, a single parent — you can’t just walk away from your job...
ECECD and LFC presentations reveal budget concerns and danger to Early Ed Trust Fund FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, August 26, 2026 SANTA FE, NM—$10 million will be used on a Wage and Career Lattice pilot for early childhood providers this year, according to a representative of the New Mexico Early Childhood...
Ask Maggie why she organizes, and she’ll tell you stories about the child care providers she meets every day. As part of her job with the Child and Adult Food Care Program, Maggie works closely with home-based child care providers throughout southern New Mexico, so she sees firsthand the challenges...
