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CUF in the News

	English Classes Decrease as Immigrants Increase, Epoch Times, January 26, 2012
	More Immigrants, Fewer English Classes, Wall Street Journal, January 20, 2012
	Officials Consider Plan To Limit New Storefronts On UWS, NY1, January 19, 2012
	English classes for immigrants decline (PDF), Newsday, January 19, 2012
	English Proficiency Classes Shrink as Demand Climbs, New York Times, January 19, 2012
	GlobalFoundries starts first contract as payroll surpasses 1,100, The Business Review, January 13, 2012
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New York by the Numbers

Economic snapshots of the 5 boroughs

This month's data... Our third annual ranking of national retailers in NYC finds that despite the sluggish economy, the 280 national retailers listed in our 2009 report now have 4.1 percent more stores in the city than a year ago, with every borough registering a net increase in this period. Brooklyn had the largest net gain of any borough. And, for the third year running, Dunkin Donuts comes in as the national retailer with the most stores in the city.

Bad English

Communities from Albany and Syracuse to Queens and Staten Island are experiencing an influx of immigrants, many of whom lack English proficiency—but the number of state-funded ESOL classes has declined in recent years. read more>

NOVEMBER 2011 | REPORT

Mobility Makers This report finds that community colleges are crucial platforms for economic mobility in today's knowledge economy, but shows that too few of those enrolled in these institutions actually graduate. read more>

OCTOBER 2011 | REPORT

New York in the World New York in the World: This new report jointly issued by the Center for an Urban Future and the SUNY Levin Institute provides the first comprehensive impact of how globalization has impacted NYC and NYS. It finds that no state has benefited more and suffered worse from globalization than New York. read more>

NOVEMBER 2011 | REPORT

Chained Up Our fourth annual ranking of national retailers in NYC shows that the growth of chain stores has slowed over the past year. While the number of chain stores is up by 1.6 percent over last year, more retailers reduced their presence in the city than expanded. And though Dunkin Donuts tops our list again, for the first time it did not have a net gain in stores. read more>

SEPTEMBER 2011 | REPORT

Failing the Test In today's knowledge economy, those without a high school diploma are literally at the end of the line when applying for jobs, particularly those that pay decent wages. Unfortunately, the GED system has failed to provide a second chance to these New Yorkers, with only one percent of those eligible getting their GED each year and very few of those who do attain their GED going on to postsecondary education and training. This report examines several options for improving the GED system: whether New York should charge a fee for test takers, the benefits and costs of the official practice test, availability and quality of preparatory instruction and providing a bridge from GED to postsecondary education and training. read more>