CIET in the News

3/26/08
"2008 ESOL Teacher of the Year Honorees" The New York Times profile honoring Hillary Gardner, our English and Civics Program Coordinator, for her contributions to the field of English language teaching in NYC.

7/1/06
“CIET Students Celebrate Another Year of Successes” LaGuardia ACE Division Newsletter article on CIET’s Annual Student Celebration.

9/13/05
“500G for Immigrants’ Hotel/Resort Ed” NY Daily News article on CIET’s “Hotel T.E.A.C.H.” immigrant workers training project funded by a US Department of Labor grant.

9/1/05
"Parents and Their Adolescent Children in Family Literacy" Literacy Harvest article from the Literacy Assistance Center profiling CIET's family literacy work with immigrant parents of adolescents.

6/28/05
“U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao Announces Grants of $2.6 Million for Hospitality Industry Training” Employment and Training Administration (ETA) press release on CIET’s “Hotel T.E.A.C.H.” immigrant workers training project

6/24/05
“Defienden programas de alfabetización” El Diario La Prensa (Spanish) article describing a rally in support of adult education funding attended by CIET students

2/10/05
“CIET Teaches More Than Just English” Queens Chronicle article profiling CIET’s content-driven language training classes.

1/21/04
“15K Tech Grant for Immigrants” NY Daily News article on Verizon’s $15,0000 technology grant to CIET

12/04/03
“LaGuardia Offers Classes to Immigrant Moms, Dads” Queens Times Newsweekly article on CIET’s three-year $900,000 Immigrant Family Literacy project grant from the NY State Department of Education

08/03
“Making Change: Civics as Second Language” City Limits Magazine article about problem-posing and participatory literacy teaching techniques used in CIET classes.

07/03
“Gallatin Celebrates Literacy Review Publication” NYU Today article about the publication of the Literacy Review, which included work from CIET students.

3/20/03
“Ed Center for Immigrants Graduates First Class” Times Ledger article about CIET’s origins and first graduating class.