Don’t let the final budget ignore the real cost of educating students
New York’s state budget is due by the end of this month, so right now, leaders are negotiating whether the final deal will include the updates to Foundation Aid we’ve been calling for so it reflects what students need today and what it actually costs to provide an education. There is still time to shape … Continue reading Don’t let the final budget ignore the real cost of educating students
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
Testimony for 2026-27 Education Budget Hearing
Before the One House Budgets Drop
In just a few weeks, the Senate and Assembly will release their own proposals, or “one house” budgets. Though Governor Hochul is proposing major investments to expand child care access across New York, truly universal child care can’t happen unless the State commits to raising the wages of child care educators. We need the Senate … Continue reading Before the One House Budgets Drop
VIDEO: De Corazon Family Daycare
New York Speaks: Listening to Families on Education and Child Care Across New York State
Today is Tin Cup Day – Take Action TODAY!
Today, mayors and other local elected officials from across New York will gather in Albany for the Local Governments Joint Budget Hearing, also known as Tin Cup Day. This year, their testimony comes amid escalating federal attacks that threaten families’ basic stability. Health care coverage is at risk for nearly one million New Yorkers. Hunger … Continue reading Today is Tin Cup Day – Take Action TODAY!