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Streamlining Child Care Assistance
December 15, 2022
New York can make quality child care more affordable by streamlining enrollment in the state’s child care assistance program.
Fixing New York’s Broken Child Care Market
December 15, 2022
The child care system in New York needs greater public investment to ensure the child care workforce is paid a sustaining wage.
Review of Proposed Monroe County Budget for 2023
December 13, 2022
The Children’s Agenda presents its 20th annual review of the proposed Monroe County budget to highlight the County’s planned investments in children and recommend changes we believe will help create a thriving community for families and children.
Solutions Not Suspensions: Ending Suspensions for Young Children
October 13, 2022
Research indicates that suspensions are ineffective and harmful and that they deepen academic inequities, especially for students of color and students with disabilities.
Rochester City Budget Analysis 2022
June 10, 2022
The Children’s Agenda commends the City for investing more in youth-serving staff. We additionally have six recommendations to further meet the social, emotional and developmental needs of youth.
New York State Enacted Budget Summary
June 8, 2022
The Children’s Agenda offers this summary of provisions for children that were included in the New York state budget enacted in April 2022.
Children Left Out, Again
April 28, 2022
New York State has drafted a proposal that will be submitted to the US Department of Health and Human Services, requesting flexibility in how it uses Medicaid funds. Known as a “Medicaid waiver,” the proposal includes a request for $13.52 billion to be used over five years. The intent is to design innovative ways of using Medicaid funds that will promote health equity and address health disparities. Despite the fact this waiver is focused on equity, the investments in the current proposal are not aligned with the needs of the poorest and most diverse population of New Yorkers who rely on Medicaid: children.
