Cora GreenbergA GIANT Step Backwards for YouthAfter 2 ½ years of intensive work by child advocates, youth service providers and County staff, the most recent round of County funding for…Dec 18, 2017Dec 18, 2017
Cora GreenbergPlaying ACEs with “Ray Donovan”I am a huge fan of the Showtime series Ray Donovan. It’s a rather dark drama about a violent but charismatic Hollywood “fixer” with…Oct 4, 2017Oct 4, 2017
Cora GreenbergMy Accidental CareerSo I had a birthday recently. I am shocked that I have reached my chronological age (68) without gaining the wisdom, certainty and…Jun 12, 2017Jun 12, 2017
Cora GreenbergWhite Privilege for Black History MonthAs discussed in the recent February 24th editorial in our Westchester County daily paper, Raise the Age could fall to political…Mar 1, 2017Mar 1, 2017
Cora GreenbergGun Shows Are Bad for Children’s HealthRecently, the Westchester Children’s Association, the child advocacy organization of which I am the Executive Director, took a position in…Jan 23, 20171Jan 23, 20171
Cora GreenbergIs the American Dream Dead?Would you be surprised if I told you that over the past 50 years American children from low-income families are falling farther and farther…Oct 31, 2016Oct 31, 2016
Cora GreenbergWe Can Close the Gap in School ReadinessA study reported by NPR shows that persistent and pernicious gaps in school readiness between children of different incomes, races and…Sep 7, 2016Sep 7, 2016
Cora GreenbergDo Our Children Matter in the Presidential Election?As the two national party conventions just concluded, the children of candidates were on hand to add a human dimension to their parents’…Aug 2, 2016Aug 2, 2016
Cora GreenbergWhy Is It So Hard to Do the Right Thing?This is a big question and certainly bigger than the realm of public policies for children, my particular area of expertise. In the…Jul 20, 2016Jul 20, 2016
Cora GreenbergNew York Will Keep Locking Up Our ChildrenNew York’s legislative session ended last week. Pundits and politicians can argue about how productive or unproductive the session was…Jun 21, 2016Jun 21, 2016