ALBANY, N.Y. (March 26, 2020) — In response to Governor Cuomo’s remarks Thursday regarding the New York State budget, the public education advocacy organization Alliance for Quality Education released the following statement: “The COVID-19 pandemic is hurling New York State into a fiscal crisis. Governor Cuomo can either balance the budget on the backs of children … Continue reading New York Can Fund Schools and Balance the Budget
Remote Learning: Is It Working?
Schools in New York could remain closed for the rest of the school year. Mayor de Blasio made this announcement yesterday just as parents, teachers and students in New York City began to adapt to the new reality of remote learning. The possibility of schools statewide remaining closed until the fall looks more like a … Continue reading Remote Learning: Is It Working?
Protect Children, Not Billionaires
The COVID-19 pandemic makes it increasingly likely that we are a matter of days, not weeks, away from New York State finalizing the budget. This health crisis could lead to a state fiscal crisis. The last time New York faced a financial crisis, Governor Cuomo chose to balance the State budget on the backs of children … Continue reading Protect Children, Not Billionaires
New York City’s Largest Parent Organizing Group Responds To The COVID 19 Pandemic
New York City, NY (March 15th, 2020) – New York City and the world is in the midst of a public health crisis greater than we have seen in our lifetime, and it is exposing the lack of a comprehensive plan to ensure the safety of NYC children and families. Historically, schools have been used … Continue reading New York City’s Largest Parent Organizing Group Responds To The COVID 19 Pandemic
AQE Responds to Growing Pressure to Close New York’s Schools
ALBANY, N.Y. (March 13, 2020) — The COVID 19 pandemic has unmasked the stark inequity in New York’s schools and communities. Underfunded high-need schools have been struggling to provide students with the basics, like soap, well before the first case of COVID-19 hit our state. Many schools lack a full time nurse on site to … Continue reading AQE Responds to Growing Pressure to Close New York’s Schools
Pay to Play: Charter Schools Buy Influence With New York’s Senate Democrats
REPORT: Charter Backers Pay to Play in New York
Flush with Cash, Charter School Industry Attempts to Buy Influence With Senate Democrats ALBANY, N.Y. (March 12, 2020) — Senate democrats received $409,910 from charter school political donors in 2019, according to a new data released Thursday. The campaign data detailed in the new report, titled “Pay to Play: Charter Schools Buy Influence With New … Continue reading REPORT: Charter Backers Pay to Play in New York
CRE Hub — EJ-ROC
AQE’s partner EJ-ROC has launched the CRE Hub, a multimedia site that provides critical research, communications materials, and organizing toolkits for educators, parents, students, community members, and district leaders for culturally responsive education. Driven by feedback from organizers and researchers about the need for a centralized place for CRE resources, EJ-ROC built this site to … Continue reading CRE Hub — EJ-ROC
Decision to Close New Rochelle High School for 2 Weeks is Irresponsible and Tone Deaf
Students, communities have been made vulnerable to lasting impacts by the State’s persistent underfunding of public schools ALBANY, N.Y. (March 10, 2020) — In response to Governor Cuomo’s announcement to create a COVID-19 containment area in New Rochelle which includes public schools, the public education advocacy organization Alliance for Quality Education released the following statement: “The … Continue reading Decision to Close New Rochelle High School for 2 Weeks is Irresponsible and Tone Deaf
Our children’s futures are on the line
By April 1st, Governor Cuomo and the New York State Assembly and Senate will come to an agreement on New York’s $170 billion state budget. This means we have just a few days left to tell our Senators and Assemblymembers that they need to fight harder than they ever to ensure New York invest in our children … Continue reading Our children’s futures are on the line