Snack Attack

City Studies

Snack Attack

Pay Dirt

City Studies

Pay Dirt

The Internet is Serious Business

Urban Investigations

The Internet is Serious Business

Figuring Out Health Insurance

Making Policy Public

Figuring Out Health Insurance

Happy Meals?

City Studies

Happy Meals?

Print Hello, My Name is Minimum Wage

Minimum wage has been a hot topic since President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into law the first national minimum hourly pay in 1938. Over 75 years later we’re still debating the value of a paycheck. Is minimum wage enough to live on? Should the government keep increasing the current rate?

In the Spring of 2015, CUP Teaching Artist Jenn Anne Williams worked with Alhassan Sussu’s Economics class at the International Community High School in the Bronx to explore whether the government should be involved in income equality.

To investigate, students tried to balance a monthly minimum wage paycheck, went into the neighborhood to survey community members on their opinions, and debated the pros and cons. Students created puppets, collages, and drawings to illustrate the information in the accordion booklet that shares what they discovered. 

Immigrants & NY

Making Policy Public

Immigrants & NY

En El Campo De Los Impuestos

Making Policy Public

En El Campo De Los Impuestos

Figuring Out FEMA

Public Access Design

Figuring Out FEMA

Soak It Up!

City Studies

Soak It Up!

What Options Doc?

Urban Investigations

What Options Doc?

Bodega Down Bronx

Urban Investigations

Bodega Down Bronx

Participatory Budgeting

Technical Assistance

Participatory Budgeting

Power Trip

Urban Investigations

Power Trip