middle school
HELP us FIGHT Cuts to Summer Programs for Nearly 31,000 Middle School Students
Yesterday, CCC stood on the steps of City Hall with City Council Youth Services Chair Eugene and our partners in the Campaign for Children to object to the Administration’s plan to cut summer programs for nearly 31,000 middle school students. Watch NY …
CCC Testimony: New York City Council Finance and Education Committees Regarding the Fiscal Year 2017 Preliminary Budget
CCC testified at the New York City Council Finance and Education Committees hearing on March 16, 2015 regarding the Fiscal Year 2017 Preliminary Budget. The Preliminary Budget funds a number of previously announced initiatives for children and families …
CCC Testimony: Oversight: Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP)
CCC testified before the New York City Council Committee on Youth Services on February 25, 2016 at an oversight hearing to examine the Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP). Every summer, thousands more youth are able to participate in the program bec …
Read our Op-Ed: New York’s Budget Debate Must Focus More on Children
This Opinion Piece by CCC’s Executive Director Jennifer March was posted on WNYC’s Schoolbook on February 11, 2015. Over 1.7 million children live in New York City, the largest child population in the country. A staggering one-third of these children l …
Turning the Tide of NYC’s Educational Outcomes
A recent column in the New York Times by Dr. Robert Balfanz of Johns Hopkins University sheds light on the troubling disparities that exist in our country’s education system. The article discusses national data that is strikingly similar to what we see …
CCC Testimony: New York City Council Finance and Education Committee Hearing on Fiscal Year 2015 Preliminary Budget Proposals
CCC testified about the budget proposals in the FY15 Preliminary Budget related to education, as well as offered recommendations for strategies to improve educational outcomes for New York City’s students, at the hearing of the City Council Finance and …
