New York State is on the verge of fully funding 100 percent of Foundation Aid for the first time since its creation. The promised 3 year phase-in will be delivered in the enacted budget when it is finalized in just over a week. Email your State Legislators now and Governor Hochul now and tell them … Continue reading NY doesn’t need more charters
The New York State Governor, Kathy Hochul is pushing for a massive expansion of charter schools in NYC right now through the state budget process. Her proposal would allow for an additional 100 charter schools to open in NYC. NYC cannot afford more charter schools. According to the NYC Mayor, this expansion of charter schools … Continue reading Don’t lift the charter cap
ALBANY, N.Y. (March 14, 2023) — The public education advocacy organization Alliance for Quality Education released the following reaction to the New York State State Senate and Assembly 2023-24 budget proposals: K-12 public education funding & Foundation Aid “The State Senate and Assembly proposals bring us one step closer to actualizing the promise of the … Continue reading NY Children & Families Have Much to Cheer in One Houses, but Assembly Drops the Ball on Child Care
Governor Hochul’s Executive Budget persists in intentionally excluding many of New York State’s immigrant children. More than 23,000 income-eligible children are left out of our state’s Child Care Assistance Program due solely to their immigration status. Among those left out are children with pending asylum cases and other children lawfully present in the United States, … Continue reading Universal child care means all of New York’s children
ALBANY, N.Y. (March 6, 2023) — Fifteen organizations from across New York State have signed on to a letter urging State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie to include $1 million for a review of the State’s Foundation Aid Formula in their forthcoming one house budget proposals. Read the full letter … Continue reading Key Groups Urge State Leaders to Fund Review of Foundation Aid Formula
New York’s families and child care educators are counting on Albany to prioritize investments in child care in this year’s budget — and that means investing in the child care workforce. Email your State Legislators now and urge them to invest $1 billion in the child care workforce in the 2023-24 budget! Child care work … Continue reading Investing in the Child Care Workforce is an Investment in NY’s Families
ALBANY, N.Y. (February 1, 2023) — In response to Governor Hochul’s Executive budget address on Wednesday, the public education advocacy organization Alliance for Quality Education released the following statement: “We applaud Governor Hochul for keeping her promise to New York’s children by fully funding the Foundation Aid formula at 100 percent for the first time … Continue reading Governor Undermines Historic Investment in Public Schools With Permanent & Massive Charter Expansion
