Education
Statement by Citizens’ Committee for Children of New York on the Release of the New York State ELA and Math Test Results
August 23, 2019 (New York City) – In response to the publication of the results of New York State’s standardized exams, Jennifer March, Executive Director of Citizens’ Committee for Children of New York (CCC), issued the following statement: “The 2019 …
Citizenship Question Dropped But Attacks On Immigrants Continue
After months of litigation, the Trump administration announced on July 11th that the citizenship question will not be included in the 2020 census questionnaire. CCC joins with our partners in asserting that the goal of the citizenship question was to s …
City Announces Deal on Early Education Salary Parity
Today, Mayor de Blasio, City Council Speaker Corey Johnson and leaders at DC37, DC 1707 and the Day Care Council announced a labor agreement for early educators. As you know, early childhood education has a transformative impact on children and familie …
City’s FY 2020 Budget Puts Children First
On June 19, 2019, the City Council approved a CFY 2020 Adopted Budget that clearly puts the needs of the city’s children and families first. From addressing pay inequity among the early education workforce, investing in summer camp and afterschool, cen …
CCC Summary of Actions Taken New York City Fiscal Year 2020 Adopted Budget
We applaud the City Council and the de Blasio Administration for putting the needs of New York City’s children and families first in the CFY 2020 Adopted Budget. We want to take this opportunity to thank the Administration, Speaker Corey Johnson and me …
How the U.S. Government Decides Who is In Poverty and Why That Method Is Flawed
A recent policy proposal is seeking to change the way the Federal Poverty Level (FPL) is measured. The proposed change would lower the already low income- eligibility cutoffs for federal programs, such as Medicaid, CHIP, and SNAP,reducing or eliminatin …
