NEW YORK, N.Y. (April 24, 2026) — Public education advocacy organization Alliance for Quality Education issued the following statement commending Mayor Mamdani for standing firmly with this city’s families and students and vetoing Intro 175-B: “The right to gather outside or near schools is fundamental to how students, educators, families, and entire school communities advocate … Continue reading Mayor Mamdani Stands With Families & Students By Vetoing Anti-Free Speech Bill
AQE Condemns Passage of Bills Restricting First Amendment Rights
In response to New York City Council passing Intros 1-B and 175-B, the public education advocacy organization Alliance for Quality Education issued the following statement: “We are furious and deeply disappointed that the members of the New York City Council voted to pass the ‘no free speech buffer zone’ bills, knowing this legislation expands police … Continue reading AQE Condemns Passage of Bills Restricting First Amendment Rights
Tell City Council: NO NYPD buffer zones, protect free speech, protect students!
Speaker Menin and Chair Dinowitz have proposed bills that would encourage NYPD “buffer zones” around all religious and educational buildings. This would limit free speech and further criminalize black and brown students. Send an email now to the bill’s sponsors in New York City Council telling them: REJECT bills #001-A and #175-A that would limit … Continue reading Tell City Council: NO NYPD buffer zones, protect free speech, protect students!
One House Proposals Acknowledge Need to Raise Taxes, Invest in Child Care Workforce
ALBANY, N.Y. (March 10, 2026) — Public education advocacy organization Alliance for Quality Education issued the following statement in response to the Senate and Assembly budget proposals: “The Senate and Assembly budget proposals both include priorities that must be reflected in the final enacted budget. Working families across New York are facing deep and growing … Continue reading One House Proposals Acknowledge Need to Raise Taxes, Invest in Child Care Workforce
AQE Condemns Normalization of Hate Speech, Islamophobia Since Mamdani’s Election
NEW YORK, N.Y. (March 3, 2026) — Public education advocacy organization Alliance for Quality Education released the following statement: “We unequivocally condemn the normalization of hate speech and Islamophobia that has intensified since the election of Zohran Mamdani,” said Zakiyah Shaakir-Ansari and Marina Marcou-O’Malley, co-executive directors, Alliance for Quality Education. “Again and again we hear … Continue reading AQE Condemns Normalization of Hate Speech, Islamophobia Since Mamdani’s Election