Councilmember Joseph answered questions from CLARIFY student reporters about her priorities for the school system, DOE leadership, addressing the homelessness crisis facing over 100,000 students, school lunches, cell phone bans, and more.
Education
With Funding Restored, NYC’s Adult Literacy Providers Restart Programs Amid an Uncertain Future
Daniel Parra |
After months of uncertainty, adult literacy organizations that weren’t selected earlier for city contracts will receive funding to continue their programming thanks to a one-time, $10 million infusion funded by City Council initiatives for fiscal year 2025.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: How a Queens STEAM Center at JFK Will Elevate Education
Nantasha Williams, Alicia Hyndman and Khaleel M. Anderson |
“We envision our students graduating with work experience that prepares them to get paid internships, prior learning credits, and to launch careers at JFK Airport.”
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Shaping the Future for Our Youths, Through Our Youths
Orayne Williams |
“It is vital that we increase programming opportunities for youth and make them meaningful options in Youth Parts, a special court created after the Raise the Age law was passed.”
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: Climate Justice Could Live at CUNY
Kendra Sullivan and Kieren Howard |
“Last year, the federal government earmarked billions of dollars for community-led climate solutions…CUNY can deliver because of its symbiotic relationship to communities, neighborhoods, and families who live, work, and organize on the frontlines.”
Education
‘Stop Evicting Children’: Rally Calls to End Shelter Deadlines for Migrants As New School Year Starts
Subeksha Poudel |
As of Aug. 18, the city had issued 60-day deadlines to 12,689 families with children, including 18,348 children under 18, officials said. Critics say frequent shelter moves are disruptive to kids’ ability to learn.
Education
1 Million NYC Households Lost Their Internet Subsidies. Plans to Revive the Aid Are in Political Purgatory
Anastasia Tomkin |
The Affordable Connectivity Program, which offered up to $30 a month towards broadband service for low-income and other eligible households, ran out of funds early this summer.
Citywide
Programas de alfabetización para adultos de Nueva York afrontan nuevas reglas de financiación, algunos cancelan clases
Daniel Parra |
Los cambios en la fórmula de financiación municipal de los programas de educación de adultos han dejado a algunas organizaciones comunitarias con décadas de experiencia sin contratos para seguir impartiendo sus clases—por el momento. Seis organizaciones que no recibieron financiación informaron de listas de espera con miles de personas.
Citywide
NYC’s Adult Literacy Providers Weather New Funding Rules, Forcing Some to Cancel Classes
Daniel Parra |
Changes to the city’s funding formula for adult education programs have left some community organizations with decades of experience without contracts to continue their classes—for the time being. Six organizations that weren’t funded reported waiting lists with thousands of people.
Economy
Uno de cada cuatro neoyorquinos agobiado por deudas de préstamos estudiantiles: encuesta
Anastasia Tomkin |
El informe revela disparidades por sexo y raza: las mujeres y las personas de color tienen mayores niveles de deuda y más dificultades para pagarla.
Citywide
Meet Our Summer 2024 Youth Reporting Interns
CLARIFY News |
CLARIFY (The City Limits Accountability Reporting Initiative for Youth) is working with more than two dozen talented high school students from across New York City, who are reporting on issues impacting their communities.
