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, daughter, dog, and two cats.

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Publications

April 2008 [1] School Readiness: A Budget Update

March 2008 [2] Investing in the Early Years: A Great Return for Kids and for Connecticut

March 2008 [3] School Readiness: What We Need to Do To Get Kids "Ready By Five"

January 2008 [4] Beyond Child Care Centers

January 2008 [5] Beyond Child Care Centers: Supporting Parents' Caregiving Through Paid Family Leave

[1]: http://www.ctkidslink.org/pub_detail_411.html
[2]: http://www.ctkidslink.org/pub_detail_181.html
[3]: http://www.ctkidslink.org/pub_detail_405.html
[4]: http://www.ctkidslink.org/pub_detail_335.html
[5]: http://www.ctkidslink.org/pub_detail_383.html

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April 2008	[1] School Readiness: A Budget Update
March 2008	[2] Investing in the Early Years: A Great Return for Kids and for Connecticut
March 2008	[3] School Readiness: What We Need to Do To Get Kids "Ready By Five"
January 2008	[4] Beyond Child Care Centers
January 2008	[5] Beyond Child Care Centers: Supporting Parents' Caregiving Through Paid Family Leave