Air it Out

City Studies

Air it Out

The Water Underground

Urban Investigations

The Water Underground

Who Makes Bail?

Urban Investigations

Who Makes Bail?

Don't Trash NYC!

Public Access Design

Don't Trash NYC!

Ready, Set, Apply!

Technical Assistance

Ready, Set, Apply!

What Is Zoning?

Envisioning Development

What Is Zoning?

Print Free For All?

On April 12, 2017, New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a free college tuition bill into law. The Excelsior Scholarship makes the City and State Universities of New York tuition-free, but only for qualifying students. Students that are part time, undocumented, or whose families make over $125,000 per year are not eligible. Should college be free for everyone? 

In the winter of 2018, CUP collaborated with Teaching Artist Gabe Gordon and Yadira Echevarria’s internship class at the international Community High School (ICHS) in the Bronx to find out. To investigate, students got out of the classroom and into the realm of higher education to survey educators and school staff on the value of a degree and the possible hidden costs of education. What are the different types of academic degrees? How much does higher education actually cost? Who decides?

Students created the newspaper Free For All? to teach others what they learned and to help students navigate their higher education options. 

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Public Access Design

Sign Up!

New School on the Block

City Studies

New School on the Block

Bail's Set... What's Next?

Public Access Design

Bail's Set... What's Next?

From Shelter to Apartment

Making Policy Public

From Shelter to Apartment

Share, Where?

Urban Investigations

Share, Where?

Talking Trash: Throwing Out the Big Apple

Urban Investigations

Talking Trash: Throwing Out the Big Apple

Pay Up!

City Studies

Pay Up!

Trouble With Your Water Bill?

Public Access Design

Trouble With Your Water Bill?