Message from Executive Director Welcome! This past January, I became the Executive Director of Education Voters of New York and I am very excited about the possibilities that exist to transform the quality of education in our State. Vice Chair of Education Voters Warns NY Governor: Massachusetts tax cap was a mistakeAugust 7, 2008 Newsday Opinion Editorial Greg Jobin-Leeds, Vice Chair of Education Voters of America, weighs in on school funding inequity and the Property Tax Cap in Massachusetts, warns New Yorkers to avoid the same fate. Read the challenge to New York’s leaders here. Get The Facts
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Assembly Passes ‘Circuit Breaker’ BillSpeaker Silver and members of the Assembly united across the aisle on Tuesday, August 19th in a 118 to 24 bi-partisan vote in favor of a circuit breaker bill, which will aid homeowners needing real tax relief while protecting our local public schools. In a declining economy, it is critical that we not only protect families struggling to make ends meet, but also continue investing in ensuring every child has access to a quality public education. While the proposed property tax cap may have been a good political sound bite, thousands of New Yorkers across the state contacted the Governor and their legislators and urged them to find a better solution that would not hurt their local schools. And the Assembly did just that. We applaud the Assembly’s passage of the “Circuit Breaker” bill and their bold stance for public education. |
