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Early Childhood Education
2013 OCL Study Topic

The importance of early childhood experiences to school readiness and long-term educational performance levels is generally accepted and expansion of publicly-supported pre-K has been proposed recently at both the federal and state levels. Locally there are many iniatives focusing on early childhool education and literacy improvement. The purpose of the study is to help survey the current early childhood education landscape in Onondaga County, assess the concerns and challenges, and consider how we could more effectively deploy our existing resources in a way geared toward the goal that all children enter school ready to learn.

For more information, or to join the Study Committee, email ocl@syr.edu or call 315.443.4846.

The World at Our Doorstep
2012 OCL Study Topic


OCL’s report, The World at Our Doorstep, is complete. The study helps develop a clearer picture and understanding of the refugee experience in Onondaga County and recommends steps to help make us a more welcoming community.

For more information call 443-4846 or e-mail ocl@syr.edu.

 

 

 



 

 

 

the OCL Mission

The Onondaga Citizens League fosters informed public discourse by identifying and studying critical community issues affecting Central New York, developing recommendations for action, and communicating study findings to interested and affected groups.