April 14, 2014

April 14, 2014

…less than two years, Bill de Blasio promises that New York City will be able to offer full-day pre-K seats to 73,000 children — adding, in effect, a full grade…

Silence for the Poor

…better than the main auction room at Sotheby’s that one night in May, with bidders in their seats and on the phone, and The Scream sitting silently on an easel,…

Spring/Summer 2018 Newsletter – Executive Director Note

…City’s intentional disparate treatment of nonprofit staff members working on behalf of our youngest and most vulnerable children. We fear that the early childhood education system – which we have…

February 6, 2014

February 6, 2014

…workers at the childcare sites. The union’s contract with the city expired in 2006. Such disparities make it difficult for childcare centers to recruit and retain highly qualified preschool teachers….

March 17, 2014

March 17, 2014

…this effort. “Our commitment to the children and families of East Harlem isn’t limited to academics,” said Jeff Ginsburg, Executive Director of East Harlem Tutorial Program. “We immediately knew that

October 7, 2020

October 7, 2020

…studied at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, and holds several Early Childhood Education certificates. Ms. Pedraza first became involved with Union Settlement when her child was enrolled in…

December 7, 2015

…get by. Early childhood educators earn notoriously little money. A 2014 report from the Center for the Study of Child Care Employment found that preschool teachers typically only make six…

Spring/Summer 2018 Newsletter – Participant Profile

…allow any child to go unnoticed. They take the time to help. If they see that a child is falling behind in any way, they don’t hesitate to make an…

Spanish Harlem in the ’80s Book Launch at Museum of the City of New York

…Rodriguez (published by powerHouse Books). Click HERE for tickets – use code UNION and save $5! When Brooklyn-raised photographer Joseph Rodriguez first debuted his body of work shot in Spanish…

April 28, 2015

April 28, 2015

First Lady Aims to Renew Focus on Youth Mental Health in City Schools (includes video) Time Warner Cable News NY1 The number of mental health clinics in schools has plunged…