ALBANY, N.Y. (April 1, 2020) — Governor Cuomo announced that he and the New York State legislature have reached a three way agreement on a final budget. The budget bills, which are expected to be voted on later today, would flat-fund public education. In response, the public education advocacy organization Alliance for Quality Education released … Continue reading At Time of Greatest Need, New York’s Lawmakers Abandon Students & Families

ALBANY, N.Y. (March 27, 2020) — The public education advocacy organization Alliance for Quality Education released the following statement: “While Governor Cuomo is filling news cycles with his response to the COVID-19 crisis, he is preparing a state budget that would devastate educational opportunities for the children of New York. When it comes to our children … Continue reading Governor Cuomo’s Callous Disregard of New York’s Children

  ALBANY, N.Y. (March 27, 2020) — Health care and education advocates joined together Friday morning calling on Governor Cuomo and State Legislators to protect funding for health and education in the state budget, and increase taxes on millionaires. Every year, Governor Cuomo and the state legislature sing the same tune: there isn’t enough money … Continue reading Health & Education Advocates Unite on New York State Budget Demands

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

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 

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

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

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