“Last year’s $1.3 billion cut was two to three times as large in poor districts as in wealthy districts. As a result already underfunded districts had to chose to make cuts to the quality of the curriculum, cuts in arts, music and sports, cuts in tutoring and in college prep courses or all of the above,” said Zakiyah Ansari, Advocacy Director of the Alliance for Quality Education. “The Governor has a chance to take a step in the right direction for our schools and children by following the Board of Regents recommendations and directing 95% of his new school aid to high need and average need schools.”  Ms. Ansari is the mother of eight students who are either enrolled in the New York City public schools or have graduated.

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