Participants in City Agency-Funded Adult Literacy, English Classes Dipped After Contracting Overhaul
In the most recent fiscal year that ended in June, 13,429 participants took part in Department of Youth and Community Development-funded adult literacy programs—which include English language classes for immigrant New Yorkers—a 26 percent drop from the year before. But more than 5,000 additional people took part in classes paid for by the City Council, which stepped in during last year’s budget negotiations to plug a multi-million dollar cut.
Councilmembers and unions on one side, housers and the Charter Commission on the other. Two sides of the debate over new ballot measures have different ideas of how to secure affordable housing in New York.
City-Issued Violations at NYCHA Developments Are Now Public, Following Legal Settlement
NYCHA residents can now look up housing code violations for their buildings online, something tenants in privately-owned properties have long been able to do.
A New School Year is Here—And So Are School Bus Delays
Approximately 150,000 New York City children ride buses to school, including around 66,000 students with disabilities and students living the shelter system. When there’s a problem with bus service, these groups are usually the ones who suffer most.
Noticias, reportajes, investigaciones, y recursos para las comunidad hispanohablante.
Participación en cursos de alfabetización para adultos e inglés disminuyó tras cambio en contratación
En el último año fiscal, que finalizó en junio, 13.429 personas participaron en programas de alfabetización de adultos financiados por el Departamento de Juventud y Desarrollo Comunitario, lo que supone un descenso del 26 por ciento con respecto al año anterior.
PODCAST: ¿Cómo afectan la caída del empleo y los salarios a los trabajadores inmigrantes mexicanos en EE. UU.?
Entre julio y agosto los trabajadores inmigrantes mexicanos que viven en los Estados Unidos reportaron mayor desempleo y menores ingresos laborales, frente al 2024, cuando alcanzaron el “nivel máximo” de empleo, según un informe del Centro de Estudios Monetarios Latinoamericanos (CEMLA).
