Testimony before the Joint Budget Hearing on Elementary and Secondary Education
Memoranda of Opposition to S9833: Changes to East Ramapo school funding
The Alliance for Quality Education, Education Law Center and the Spring Valley Branch of the NAACP, alongside New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU), released memoranda in strong opposition to Senate Bill 9833 (S9833). The Senate bill proposes slight changes to school funding in East Ramapo Central School District (ERCSD). While it acknowledges that the fiscal … Continue reading Memoranda of Opposition to S9833: Changes to East Ramapo school funding
Testimony: 2024 Joint Budget Hearings on Education
Testimony: Joint Budget Hearing on Elementary and Secondary Education
2022-23 Joint Education Committee Hearings: AQE Testimony
COVID-19 threatens New York’s progress on universal pre-K
Click here to download the below letter as a pdf. Dear Governor Cuomo, Senate Majority Leader Stewart Cousins and Assembly Speaker Heastie, We are writing on behalf of early childhood and public school educators, parents, and advocates across New York State to urge you to NOT cut funding for the state’s prekindergarten, preschool special education … Continue reading COVID-19 threatens New York’s progress on universal pre-K
2020-21 Education Committee Hearings: AQE Testimony
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.
2019 Education Budget Hearing Testimony
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