Parents' Rights During COVID-19

Technical Assistance

Parents' Rights During COVID-19

Weathering the Storm

Technical Assistance

Weathering the Storm

What Is Mandatory Inclusionary Housing?

Envisioning Development

What Is Mandatory Inclusionary Housing?

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Public Access Design

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Get Support in Housing Court

Making Policy Public

Get Support in Housing Court

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. 

Predatory Equity

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Predatory Equity

We Own It

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We Own It

What Does It Mean To Live In My Own Place?

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What Does It Mean To Live In My Own Place?

Rent Regulation Rights

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Rent Regulation Rights

Trouble With Your Water Bill?

Public Access Design

Trouble With Your Water Bill?

The Deciders

City Studies

The Deciders

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From Shelter to Apartment

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From Shelter to Apartment