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RELEASE: Campaign for Fiscal Equity Calls for State to Comply with CFE Commitment

Read the RELEASE: Call for Investing Funds in Classrooms, Not Competitive Grants LETTER: Campaign for Fiscal Equity Calls for State to Comply with CFE Commitment

RELEASE: Frozen Funding Leads to Cracks in the Foundation

WINNING BEGINNING NY, EARLY CARE AND LEARNING COUNCIL, SCHUYLER CENTER FOR ANALYSIS AND ADVOCACY, NEW YORK STATE ASSOCIATION FOR THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG CHILDREN, CENTER FOR CHILDREN’S INITIATIVES, ALLIANCE FOR QUALITY EDUCATION, CITIZEN ACTION OF NEW YORK, LONG ISLAND PROGRESSIVE COALITION For Immediate Release: February 7, 2012 Contact: Charlie Albanetti, 518.465.4600 ...

RELEASE: No One Wins When Our Children Lose

RELEASE   Alliance for Quality Education Report No One Wins, When Our Children Lose Shows that Executive Budget Proposal Inadequate for Quality Education Needs   Analysis Shows that Only 52% of Proposed $805 Million in Additional School Aid is Directed to High Needs Schools   Data Set Shows how Each ...

RELEASE: AQE Responds to State of the Union

Alliance for Quality Education Responds to 2012 State of the Union For Immediate Release: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 Statement of Billy Easton, Executive Director, Alliance for Quality Education "New York should take President Obama's challenge and be the first state to pass a law to keep all students in school and learning until ...

Release: AQE Calls for $200 Million in Competitive Grants to be Redirected

RELEASE  Alliance for Quality Education Calls for $200 Million in Competitive Grants to be Redirected to General Support and Foundation Aid for Schools           For Immediate Release: Monday, January 23, 2012  For Info: Nikki Jones, AQE Communications Director, 518-432-5315 Zakiyah Ansari, AQE Advocacy Director, 212-328-9266 (Albany, NY) In a joint ...

RELEASE: AQE Responds to 2012 Executive Budget Proposal

RELEASE Alliance for Quality Education Responds to 2012 Executive Budget Proposal For Immediate Release: Tuesday, January 17, 2012  For Information: Nikki Jones, AQE Communications Director, (518) 432-5315 Statement of Billy Easton, Executive Director, Alliance for Quality Education School Aid and Competitive Grants "We commend Governor Cuomo for restoring $805 million in school ...

RELEASE: 535 Parents and Students Converge on Albany to Fight for ALL Students

Download Full Release Here For Immediate Release, January 10, 2012 For Info: Nikki Jones, Communications Director, 518-432-5315 ext 101   535 Parents & Students from 42 School Districts Converge on Albany to Lobby for All Students  Demand Equity in Distribution of $805 Million in School Aid the Governor has ...

RELEASE: Gov. Cuomo is invited to meet with student lobbyists

 RELEASE   For Immediate Release: Thursday, January 5, 2012 For Info:   Zakiyah Ansari, Advocacy Director, Alliance for Quality Education 917-309-5742 (cell)  “Governor Cuomo: You Are Cordially Invited To Meet With The Students’ Lobbyists” Zakiyah Ansari invites Governor Cuomo to meet with parents and students on next Tuesday, January 10, ...

RELEASE: Response to State of the State

RELEASE  For Immediate Release: Wednesday, January 4, 2012 For Info:   Nikki Jones - AQE, Communications Director 315-416-9393(cell)  AQE RESPONDS TO THE STATE OF THE STATE Statements from: Nikki Jones, Communications Director for the Alliance for Quality Education Zakiyah Ansari, Advocacy Director for the Alliance for Quality Education 917-309-5742 “If Governor ...

State of the Schools 2012

 AQE OFFERS ALTERNATIVE STATE OF THE STATE Fairer Distribution of School Aid Called Top Priority in “State of the Schools” Address ALBANY, N.Y. – Addressing the needs of poor school districts that have been hit hard by several years of funding cuts is the top educational priority of ...

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