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Impact - March 2013
CUF Influences New York's First-in-the-Nation Move to Abandon the GED®The NYS Education Department became the first state in the nation to drop the GED® following Center efforts to explore alternative high school equivalency providers.
Impact - February 2013
CEO Adopts CUF Recommendations to Help Young Adults Overcome Barriers to EmploymentIn May 2012, the Center published Now Hiring, a report which identified more than two dozen occupations that offer good career prospects for young adults without a college degree. However, the report also found that there are serious obstacles standing in the way. We are pleased to report that two of our report's recommendations meant to address these barriers are being implemented by the city.
Impact - December 2012
CUF Editorial Influences the State Education Department to Reassess the GED®Following our recommendations in a July 2012 Times Union editorial regarding the GED® Testing Service doubling the cost of the GED, the State Education Department is exploring alternative high school equivalency exams.
Impact - November 2012
CUF Report on Joblessness Among Foster Youth Inspires Action in 2012 at ACS and DYCDIn Fostering Careers, a September 2011 report, we highlighted the staggering number of young people who failed to secure jobs after aging out the New York City's foster care system. Following our recommendations, the Administration of Children’s Services has built stronger ties to the Department of Education and the Summer Youth Employment Program has made a more concerted effort to target foster youth.
Data - September 2011
Data from Fostering CareersSelected charts and graphs from the Center for an Urban Future's major September 2011 study which revealed that an alarming share of young people who age out of New York City's foster care system are failing to obtain and hold on to jobs, and that part of the problem is that city government and foster care agencies are either not adequately focused on providing workforce preparation services to these youngsters or not equipped to do so.
Data - June 2011
Data from End of an ARRASelected charts and graphs from the Center for an Urban Future's June 2011 report on how ARRA funds were spent and what the end of this funding stream means at a time when countless New Yorkers are still out of work.
