Legislative Priorities 2020-21 Year after year, students, parents and community members advocate that the state finally commits to fulfilling its constitutional obligation to all students by fully funding schools, especially the schools that educate students of color and low income students. This election year, it is more important than ever to show our youngest New … Continue reading AQE Legislative Priorities 2020-21
Foundation Aid in Name Only: New York State Denying the Full Worth of Black and Brown Students
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Systemic Racism and New York State’s School to Prison Pipeline
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Testimony at the New York Advisory Committee to the US Commission on Civil Rights
AQE Executive Director Billy Easton testifies at the New York Advisory Committee to the US Commission on Civil Rights. Click here to view the video of the testimony.
View From the Classroom: The Reality of Underfunding in New York’s Schools
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Breaking the School-To-Prison Pipeline: How Improving School Climate Supports Academic Success
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2019 Education Budget Hearing Testimony
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The Real Numbers: Governor Cuomo’s Educational Equity Hoax
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Schools, Not Jails: How Educational Racism Fuels Mass Incarceration in New York
To download a pdf of the full report, click here. Executive Summary: New York State spends $22,000 on average to educate a child, but spends about $70,000 per prison bed. Nearly 70% of all jailed New Yorkers are legally innocent and they are being incarcerated pre-trial, they have been arrested (not convicted) of a crime. … Continue reading Schools, Not Jails: How Educational Racism Fuels Mass Incarceration in New York
Equity Index Report
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