Cyd Oppenheimer, J.D.
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, 3 daughters, dog, and two cats.
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Publications
| February 2012 | [1] Impact on Early Care and Education of the Governor's Proposed Rescissions to the FY12 Budget |
| December 2011 | [2] Connecticut Early Care and Education Progress Report, 2011 |
| July 2011 | [3] Impact of the Governor's Proposed Cuts to the FY12-13 Budget on Early Care and Education |
| April 2011 | [4] Impact of the Appropriations Committee's Proposed FY12-13 Budget on Early Care and Education |
| April 2011 | [5] Impact of the Governor's Proposed FY12-13 Budget on Early Care and Education |
| February 2011 | [6] Connecticut Early Care and Education Progress Report, 2010 |
| July 2010 | [7] Investing in the Early Years: A Great Return for Kids and for Connecticut |
| July 2010 | [8] English Language Learning Students in Connecticut |
| December 2009 | [9] Effects of Governor Rell's Fiscal Year 2010 Deficit Mitigation Plan on Early Care and Education |
| December 2009 | [10] Impact of the Connecticut Legislature's December 21 Budget Bill on Early Care and Education |
| November 2009 | [11] Early Care and Education Budget Rescissions |
| September 2009 | [12] Early Care and Education Proposed Budget Comparisons |
| August 2009 | [13] Analysis of the Governor's July and August Allotments for Early Care and Education |
| August 2009 | [14] It's Not Easy Being Three: The Effects on Young Children of Funding Cuts and the Absence of a State Budget |
| May 2009 | [15] Connecticut Early Care and Education Progress Report, 2009 |
| May 2009 | [16] Using Federal Stimulus Dollars to Reduce Suspension Rates |
| April 2009 | [17] 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 | [18] Using Federal Stimulus Dollars to Improve Infant and Toddler Care |
| April 2008 | [19] School Readiness: A Budget Update |
| March 2008 | [20] School Readiness: What We Need to Do To Get Kids "Ready By Five" |
| January 2008 | [21] Beyond Child Care Centers |
| January 2008 | [22] Beyond Child Care Centers: Supporting Parents' Caregiving Through Paid Family Leave |
[1]: http://www.ctkidslink.org/pub_detail_582.html
[2]: http://www.ctkidslink.org/pub_detail_572.html
[3]: http://www.ctkidslink.org/pub_detail_552.html
[4]: http://www.ctkidslink.org/pub_detail_545.html
[5]: http://www.ctkidslink.org/pub_detail_534.html
[6]: http://www.ctkidslink.org/pub_detail_530.html
[7]: http://www.ctkidslink.org/pub_detail_181.html
[8]: http://www.ctkidslink.org/pub_detail_516.html
[9]: http://www.ctkidslink.org/pub_detail_491.html
[10]: http://www.ctkidslink.org/pub_detail_492.html
[11]: http://www.ctkidslink.org/pub_detail_486.html
[12]: http://www.ctkidslink.org/pub_detail_474.html
[13]: http://www.ctkidslink.org/pub_detail_473.html
[14]: http://www.ctkidslink.org/pub_detail_475.html
[15]: http://www.ctkidslink.org/pub_detail_463.html
[16]: http://www.ctkidslink.org/pub_detail_464.html
[17]: http://www.ctkidslink.org/pub_detail_457.html
[18]: http://www.ctkidslink.org/pub_detail_458.html
[19]: http://www.ctkidslink.org/pub_detail_411.html
[20]: http://www.ctkidslink.org/pub_detail_405.html
[21]: http://www.ctkidslink.org/pub_detail_335.html
[22]: http://www.ctkidslink.org/pub_detail_383.html