Education

Advocates want to restore $6 million in New York City funding for the Break in the Classroom program

Teachers, Families, Community-Based Organizations, and Advocates Rally at Tweed Courthouse to Demand Salary Parity in Early Childhood Education

Unified Birth-to-Five education system not feasible without equal pay for equal work NEW YORK – Hundreds of teachers, children, parents, community leaders, and elected officials gathered on the steps of Tweed Courthouse, the home of the Department of E …

As battle for higher pre-K wages continues, NYC pushes back deadline for contracts

Your Support on Salary Parity is Still Needed

Thanks to our e-action network, our Salary Parity Week of Action with the Campaign for Children was a great success. Our supporters sent hundreds of emails, made phone calls and used social media to tweet at Mayor de Blasio and other key city leaders. …

Support Funding for Breakfast in the Classroom

We are extremely disappointed in the Mayor’s decision to cut $6 million from the Breakfast in the Classroom program. Since the program was enacted in 2015, more than 70,000 additional children now eat school breakfast. Hunger affects one in five childr …

Campaign for Children holds City Hall rally for pre-K funding parity