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In New York State, Head Start serves 43,300 kids and 900 pregnant women, providing low-income families—including those experiencing homelessness, in foster care, or receiving public assistance—with free childcare, early education,…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Sep 2025

Education Featured Government Housing and Homelessness

Comptroller Finds ‘Profound Failures’ in City Services for English Language Learners

“These failures disproportionately impact Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Bengali, and Arabic-speaking communities, with Spanish-speaking students representing 67 percent of all ELLs,” said the Comptroller’s office. New York City Public Schools disputes…

ByDaniel Parra 3Comments

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Apr 2023

Education Government Housing and Homelessness

With City Child Care Program to End in June, Asylum-Seeking Parents Worry Over Plans for Summer

Promise NYC was intended to help asylum-seeker families whose immigration status makes them ineligible for other, federally-funded child care assistance. But the program, which offered subsidized care for 600 children,…

ByDaniel Parra 2Comments

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Feb 2023

Economy Education Government Housing and Homelessness Immigration In Depth Justice Politics

What Hochul & Adams’ Budgets Include for Immigrant Communities—& What’s Left Out

Advocates are sounding the alarm over both Gov. Hochul and Mayor Adams’ spending proposals, which failed to include several flagship programs they’ve fought for in recent years as well as…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Sep 2022

Education Government

NYC to Expand Support for English Language Learners at Outer Borough High Schools, Though Details Remain Scant

The Department of Education will kick off a program to expand the type of aid ELL students receive at existing transfer schools, which serve students who are behind on credits…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Jun 2022

Education Government Immigration

Budget Deal Maintains $4 Million to Boost Communication with Immigrant Families in NYC Schools

According to the DOE, 43 percent of NYC’s students spoke a language other than English during the current school year. The Immigrant Family Communication program, which had been budgeted for…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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May 2022

Comunidades de habla hispana Economy Education Government Housing and Homelessness Justice Politics

Tras los primeros 100 días, ¿en qué punto se encuentran los planes de campaña de Eric Adams para los inmigrantes neoyorquinos?

Eric Adams presentó su plan para comunidades inmigrantes de la ciudad llamado WeRISE (Raise Immigrant Safety and Empowerment —Aumentar la seguridad y el empoderamiento de los inmigrantes) mientras hacía campaña…

ByDaniel Parra 2Comments

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Apr 2022

Education Government

NYC English Language Learners Still Struggling Two Years Into Pandemic

There were roughly 145,723 English language learners (ELL)—representing 13.3 percent of all students, including school-age and preschool students—in New York City public schools last year. Two years after the pandemic…

ByDaniel Parra 1Comment

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Sep 2021

Education Government Opinion

Opinion: This Year, NYC Schools Must Invest in Language Access to Help Immigrant Students Catch Up

‘Limited English Proficient (LEP) parents have a legal right to have access to information in their preferred languages. This is not an optional service for the NYC Department of Education,…

ByAmy Leipziger 1Comment

English-Only Classrooms, Spending Cuts: How Federal Changes to Head Start Could Impact Kids in NY

Comptroller Finds ‘Profound Failures’ in City Services for English Language Learners

With City Child Care Program to End in June, Asylum-Seeking Parents Worry Over Plans for Summer

What Hochul & Adams’ Budgets Include for Immigrant Communities—& What’s Left Out

NYC to Expand Support for English Language Learners at Outer Borough High Schools, Though Details Remain Scant

Budget Deal Maintains $4 Million to Boost Communication with Immigrant Families in NYC Schools

Tras los primeros 100 días, ¿en qué punto se encuentran los planes de campaña de Eric Adams para los inmigrantes neoyorquinos?

NYC English Language Learners Still Struggling Two Years Into Pandemic

Opinion: This Year, NYC Schools Must Invest in Language Access to Help Immigrant Students Catch Up

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