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CUNY asks council for $3 million to scale early‑childhood apprenticeship program
Summary
CUNY told the council it seeks $3 million over three years to support 200 apprenticeship slots that combine on‑the‑job experience, tuition support and employer coaching; agencies said apprenticeships are a useful tool but that broader funding and placement guarantees will be needed to scale.
City University of New York officials asked the City Council to fund a three‑year, $3 million expansion of an early‑childhood apprenticeship model that they say can accelerate credentialing and placements for new educators.
Donna Anderson, executive director of the New York Early Childhood Professional Development Institute at CUNY, said the institute’s apprenticeship pilot received 400 applicants for 30 slots and that the $3 million request would support 200 apprentices over three years,…
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