Cyd Oppenheimer is a Senior Policy Fellow at Connecticut Voices for Children, where she focuses on issues related to childcare, early childhood education, and K-12 education. Before joining CT Voices, Cyd worked at Sheehan & Reeve as a criminal defense attorney, and at The EdLaw Project, representing children in special education and disciplinary proceedings. She also served as a Teach For America corps member, teaching eighth grade English in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas.

Cyd received her B.A. from Williams College and her J.D. from The Yale Law School, where she was awarded the Arthur Liman Public Interest Fellowship. She lives in New Haven with her husband, 2 daughters, dog, and two cats.

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Publications

July 2010	Investing in the Early Years: A Great Return for Kids and for Connecticut
July 2010	English Language Learning Students in Connecticut
December 2009	Effects of Governor Rell's Fiscal Year 2010 Deficit Mitigation Plan on Early Care and Education
December 2009	Impact of the Connecticut Legislature's December 21 Budget Bill on Early Care and Education
November 2009	Early Care and Education Budget Rescissions
September 2009	Early Care and Education Proposed Budget Comparisons
August 2009	Analysis of the Governor's July and August Allotments for Early Care and Education
August 2009	It's Not Easy Being Three: The Effects on Young Children of Funding Cuts and the Absence of a State Budget
May 2009	Connecticut Early Care and Education Progress Report, 2009
May 2009	Using Federal Stimulus Dollars to Reduce Suspension Rates
April 2009	Serving Our Youngest Citizens: A Primer on How Title I and IDEA Federal Stimulus Funds May Be Used for Children Aged Zero Through Five
April 2009	Using Federal Stimulus Dollars to Improve Infant and Toddler Care
April 2008	School Readiness: A Budget Update
March 2008	School Readiness: What We Need to Do To Get Kids "Ready By Five"
January 2008	Beyond Child Care Centers
January 2008	Beyond Child Care Centers: Supporting Parents' Caregiving Through Paid Family Leave