The Poughkeepsie Children's Cabinet Executive Director Jill Roche Gomez joined education and community leaders from across the country at the 2025 StriveTogether Cradle to Career Network Convening to share how local government partnerships are creating sustainable change for children and families.

Poughkeepsie City School District voters have overwhelmingly approved a $1.86 million investment to expand Extended Learning Time (ELT) from three days to five days per week at all elementary schools. The expansion, included in the district's $147.7 million 2025-26 budget that passed with 329 votes in favor to just 93 against, represents the single largest addition to next year's spending plan and a transformative step toward providing students with comprehensive daily academ

The Poughkeepsie Children's Cabinet, in partnership with the Dutchess County Workforce Investment Board, convened business leaders, childcare providers, educators, and community stakeholders for the second annual Early Childhood Roundtable at the BOCES Conference Center. The full-day event addressed the critical intersection of childcare access, workforce participation, and economic development in Dutchess County, bringing together diverse perspectives to develop actionable s

The Poughkeepsie Children's Cabinet has been featured in a comprehensive spotlight by Harvard Graduate School of Education's EdRedesign Lab, highlighting the Cabinet's innovative approach to building a cradle-to-career system in the City of Poughkeepsie. The spotlight examines how the Cabinet is leveraging cross-sector partnerships, resident leadership, and data-driven decision-making to create coordinated pathways from early childhood through postsecondary completion for ove