Public Education
New Test Scores Show Progress for NYC Public School Students
We at CCC are very pleased that the 2014-15 school year math and English test scores for students in grades three through eight released today show continued progress for NYC’s public school students. Interestingly, this data is one of the first years …
CCC Testimony: Public Hearing of the New York State Education Reform Commission
CCC submitted testimony about our recommendations to strengthen New York’s public education system to the New York State Education Reform Commission on June 26, 2012. Governor Cuomo created the Education Reform Commission to explore ways to best prepar …
CCC Testimony: City Council Oversight Hearing: Are New York City’s Public School Students Adequately Prepared for College
CCC testified about the story education data tell regarding college readiness and then provided examples of preventive and recuperative measures the City could take to keep students on track and prepared for college, at the January 19, 2012 City Counci …
CCC Testimony: City Council Oversight Hearing: Student Suspensions
CCC testified about the need to dramatically reduce the number of student suspensions in New York City at the November 30, 2011 City Council Education Committee Hearing on student suspensions. CCC testimony explains that we are troubled by the increase …
CCC Report: Youth Weigh In: The Educational Priorities of New York City High School Students
CCC’s YouthAction NYC program undertook a year-long project to identify and address the gaps between students’ educational ideals and their everyday high school experiences, and found that while the high school students they interviewed reported shared …
