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Childhood Poverty Advisory Council
Across the state, approximately 1 in 5 children were living in poverty last year. In Rochester, that number spikes to nearly 1 in 2.
November 2022 E-News
November 2022 There is a cycle to New York State government and changing policies. We celebrated in the spring as the Assembly and State Senate voted on bills for kids: We advocated for 18 bills 14 of them...
Statewide plan to cut childhood poverty in half
There's a new initiative in the works with a goal of cutting childhood poverty in half over the next decade.
Coalition urges limitations on school suspensions
The Children’s Agenda Education Policy Director Eamonn Scanlon makes the case for alternative disciplinary measures.
The Children’s Agenda calls for ending suspensions for young children
The Children's Agenda is calling for the end of suspensions for young children in New York.
Rochester-area nonprofit seeks to end school suspensions for students
One local group is offering up alternatives to suspending kids from school and calling for changes in the state.
Rochester schools suspend students at high and unequal rate
Despite a stated interest in moving away from harsh disciplinary practices, local schools continue to suspend students at high and unequal rates, according to a report released Thursday by The Children's Agenda.
Local education advocates call for alternative disciplinary methods for students
When most people hear school suspension, they think teenagers. However according to a new report - from the Children's Agenda, 15,306 from 15 area school districts were suspended at least once in the 2020-2021 school year. 606 of the...
Should there be a cap on how many days a school year students can be suspended?
Parents are showing cautious optimism about the new school year. That’s according to new polling by the Children’s Agenda, which took responses from 600 parents in the region about the school year.
Faith leaders push for change in school suspensions
A group of local pastors and community leaders gathered on West Broad Street early Sunday morning outside the city school district central office building as part of activities for Children’s Interfaith Weekend.
