Education
Governor Cuomo Signs Legislation That Will Help New Yorkers Go to College
For Immediate Release: November 29, 2016 Contact: Elysia Murphy, (212) 673-1800 x18, emurphy@cccnewyork.org Contact: Nicole Dewey, (646) 810-4050 x138, ndewey@thefinancialclinic.org Law Sponsored by Assemblymember Buchwald and Senator Croci Enables Fa …
Testimony: Education Committee Resolutions
On November 22, 2016, CCC submitted testimony regarding two resolutions before the City Council Education Committee. CCC’s testimony supported Res. No. 845-2015, which was calling upon the New York State Education Department to expand the State’s finan …
Mayor de Blasio, Commissioner Menin and Newly Created Nonprofit “NYC Kids RISE” Announce Child Savings Account Program to Help Public School Students Save for College
For Immediate Release: November 22, 2016 Contact: pressoffice@cityhall.nyc.gov, (212) 788-2958 New York City’s Child Savings Account initiative will provide families the opportunity to create a long-term savings plan for college, making higher educatio …
CLC Learns about Early Childhood Education in Fifth Week
Week five of the CLC focused on the youngest New Yorkers and the early childhood programs that the City has for them including homevisiting, subsidized child care, Head Start and pre-kindergarten. Early childhood education and homevisiting programs hav …
Breakfast Vanguard Award: Julia Turner, Editor-in-Chief, Slate Magazine
“I want to publish ambitious pieces that change the way people think and talk about the world.” Julia Turner is the first woman to be Editor-in-Chief of Slate Magazine, having previously served as deputy editor and culture editor. Slate, one of the fir …