human capital
Impact - March 2022
CUF report directly inspires major proposal by Council SpeakerCUF's research inspired a major new policy proposal from City Council Speaker Adrienne E. Adams that will help thousands of working-age New Yorkers who have some college credits but no degree to return to CUNY and complete a credential.
Impact - February 2019
CUF Research Leads to Plan to Hold For-Profit Schools More Accountable StatewideDuring his 2019 State of the State address, Governor Cuomo announced several proposals to hold for-profit schools more accountable, sparked in part by CUF’s research, including the 2018 policy briefs Keeping New York's For-Profit Colleges on Track and Deeper in Debt: For-Profit Schools Driving Student Loan Default in New York.
Impact - January 2019
CUF Research Sparks Plan to Expand Apprenticeship Programs in New York StateDuring his 2019 State of the State address, Governor Cuomo announced a new initiative to expand apprenticeships statewide, including several key recommendations drawn directly from CUF’s 2018 report on The Promise of Apprenticeships in New York.
Impact - June 2018
CUF Shapes State College Success ProposalThe New York State Senate introduces a bill to boost funding for the state’s most effective college completion initiative, CUNY ASAP, following the recommendations in CUF's recently published report.
Impact - July 2017
CUF Recommendation Leads to Expanded Ladders for Leaders ProgramThe de Blasio administration’s expansion of the Ladders for Leaders program follows a key recommendation from CUF’s 2014 Bridging the Disconnect report. We commend the city’s Center for Youth Employment and the Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) for expanding this crucial youth workforce development program.
Impact - June 2017
CUF Research Influences City’s 2018 BudgetCUF has long studied the importance of New York City’s public libraries and the challenges facing the city's seniors. Mayor de Blasio and the City Council's 2018 budget followed our recommendations to include infrastructure investments for branch libraries and increased support for the city's aging population.
Data - March 2017
Taking to TASC: Too Few New Yorkers Are Passing the High School Equivalency ExamAfter the New York State Department of Education switched from the GED to a new high school equivalency exam, TASC, in 2014, the number of New York adults obtaining their HSE fell by half. The Center’s report is a first-ever look at the number of the New Yorkers that are taking and passing the new HSE exam since New York State changed test providers.
Impact - January 2017
CUF Recommendation Pushes Passage of Health Aide BillCUF’s "6 Ways the State Can Expand Economic Opportunity in 2016” commentary called on the state to pass "breakthrough" legislation creating career opportunities for home health aides. In December, the governor signed this crucial bill into law.
Impact - December 2016
CUF Forum Leads to Statewide Workforce Development FundingCUF's "Integrating New York's REDCs with Workforce Development" symposium led to New York State making workforce training a priority area for Regional Economic Development Councils (REDCs) in 2016.
Impact - March 2016
CUF Research Leads to Paid Internships in City’s Creative SectorRecent CUF reports called on the city to help subsidize competitive, paid internships, especially within the creative sector. In March 2016, multiple city agencies responded, creating 200 paid summer internships within the fashion, media, and entertainment industries.
