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New York City Poverty

Education's Elephant in the Room: Poverty

Sal F. Albanese | Posted 05.10.2013 | New York
Read More: Child Poverty, New York City Mayoral Election, Early Childhood Development, Poverty, New York City Poverty, New York City Teachers, Early Childhood Education, Sal Albanese, Early Intervention, New-York-Early-Childhood-Care, New York City Mayoral Race, New York News
Sal F. Albanese

For the last decade, New York City has been immersed in a debate about how to improve our failing schools. While significant progress has been made to improve accountability, student performance is still abysmal.

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Study Analyzes Effect Of NYC-Family Rewards Program On Parents And Their Teenage Children

Posted 10.01.2012 | Home
Read More: New York City Schools, Standardized Test Scores, Video, Poverty, Opportunity Nyc-Family Rewards Program, New York City Poverty, New York Low-Income Families, New York City Family Rewards, Monetary Incentives for Grades, New York Schools, Substance Abuse, Parental Engagement, Low Income Families, Conditional Cash Transfer, War on Poverty, Home News

To get low-income teenagers to spend more time on school work, a new study suggests that schools should pay them. A recent study released by MDRC a...

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Christopher Mathias

WATCH: The Other Pennsylvania Avenue

HuffingtonPost.com | Christopher Mathias | Posted 09.05.2012 | New York
Read More: New York City Housing, New York Poverty, New York City Healthcare, New York City Jobs, Shadow Conventions 2012, East New York, Ny News, Shadow Conventions, New York City Poverty, Pennsylvania Avenue Brooklyn, Brooklyn Poverty, Stop and Frisk, New York News, Pennsylvania Avenue, New York City Crime, New York News

While President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney vie to occupy a certain address on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington D.C., those who live on or near a di...

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The Bloomberg Administration's Double Standards on Poverty and Accountability

Melissa Mark-Viverito | Posted 07.01.2012 | New York
Read More: Mayor Bloomberg, Child Poverty, Food Stamps, New York City Council, New York City Council Progressive Caucus, Financial Crisis, New York Impact, New York City Poverty, New York City Youth Services, New York City After School Programs, New York City Eduction, New York News
Melissa Mark-Viverito

It is clear that this administration has a double standard when it comes to accountability. Poor and working families must prove their need, at every step, in order to receive even the bare minimum of assistance.

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An Idea Whose Time Has Come: Moving From Pilots to Policy

Richard Buery | Posted 06.04.2012 | Home
Read More: New York City Schools, Child Poverty, Education, Poverty, The Children's Aid Society, New York City Poverty, Achievement Gap, Home News
Richard Buery

On the evening of March 27, one of our community schools located in Washington Heights, a heavily Dominican neighborhood, hosted an event with potential implications for education policy in New York City and across the country.

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1 In 6 New Yorkers Living In Poverty

Posted 11.13.2011 | New York
Read More: Census, New York City Coalition Against Hunger, Poverty, US Poverty, United States Census Bureau, New York City Poverty, Ny Impact, Homelessness, New York News

According to a new study released by the US Census Bureau on Tuesday, the New York state poverty rate rose 16 percent in 2010, with an approximate 3.1...

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