En todo el sistema de la City University of New York (CUNY por sus siglas en inglés), donde más de un tercio de los estudiantes de pregrado nació fuera de los Estados Unidos continentales, solo hay dos Immigrant Student Success Center (Centros para el éxito de estudiantes inmigrantes) a pesar de tener una población de más de 5,000 estudiantes indocumentados.
The City Limits Accountability Reporting Initiative for Youth (CLARIFY), with the CUNY Journalism Council and Press Pass NYC, is now taking applications from New York City high school students for two journalism training camps this summer in Brooklyn and Queens.
Despite having an undocumented student population of more than 5,000, and more than a third of undergraduate students who are born outside the mainland U.S., the entire CUNY system has only two such “immigrant student success centers.”
Public libraries have long been a refuge for New Yorkers experiencing homelessness, and have emerged as an important resources for asylum seekers in recent months. While Mayor Adams exempted the three library systems from his latest round of belt-tightening measures, they still face a collective $36 million in cuts under his executive budget proposal.
“New York City’s Department of Education recommends schools spend just $80.15 per student on arts education—yet school leaders can use that money for other classes and programs, often resulting in the total elimination of arts programming in a school.”
“Those of us teaching the children of New York City do the work. Not only are we not getting the support we need, but we have leadership that actively works against our interests. This has to change.”
While talent helps, students also need knowledge, expertise and polish to get into dozens of New York City public school arts programs that use auditions and portfolios to screen applicants. Although these schools have largely escaped the rancorous debate over selective admissions policies, they raise many of the same concerns about equity, class and race.
“To most effectively and efficiently address New York City’s mental health challenges, we must focus on our youngest residents and their caregivers.”
“Instead of resetting priorities and learning from experiences during the pandemic, some schools are moving backwards to the pre-pandemic status quo that prevents many students and families from having equal access to educational opportunities.”
El programa “Promise NYC” tiene la intención de ayudar a las familias inmigrantes cuyo estatus migratorio las hace inelegibles para otra asistencia de cuidado infantil financiada por el gobierno federal. Pero el programa que ofreció cuidado subsidiado para 600 niños está programado para terminar en junio. “La verdad no sé qué voy a hacer”, dijo una madre soltera con un hijo de 7 meses que hace parte del programa.
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