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Thanks for making the YPN launch party a success!
Last night was amazing. Thank you for attending the launch of the next generation of the education movement! It was an opportunity to connect with other young professionals interested in taking an active role in fixing our public schools. Even if you weren’t able to attend the event in person, we know you are as [...]
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Tell Albany: No cuts to education funding!
Right now our leaders in Albany are making critical decisions on how to close a $9 billion budget deficit. The proposed budget cuts threaten to eliminate the resources our schools, classrooms and teachers need to effectively prepare students for success. New York schools will be forced to cut programs, increase class size and lay off [...]
Be counted, so New York’s schools get their fair share
Every ten years, as required by the Constitution, the federal government counts the population, and uses that information to determine which areas of the country should get the most federal funding. Among other things, census data is used to draw legislative districts, allocate money to hospitals, and figure out how to best arrange emergency services [...]
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Testimony by Glynda C. Carr on the Executive Budget Proposal
TESTIMONY BY GLYNDA C. CARR, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION VOTERS OF NEW YORK Joint Legislative Public Hearings on 2010-2011 Executive Budget Proposal February 2, 2010 Greetings. Thank you for the opportunity to testify regarding the Governor’s Executive Budget. New York stands at a crossroads. Our quest to fully provide all students with the resources they [...]
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Where’s the stimulus money?
An upcoming symposium at Teachers College, Columbia University, will examine how federal stimulus money targeted to education is being spent in the states. Equity Symposium Asks: Where Is $100 Billion in Education Aid Going? States Are Using Education Stimulus Money for Budget Gaps Instead of Equity, Teachers College Study Suggests States are using federal stimulus [...]
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Parents and Advocates Protest Governor’s Budget
The Alliance for Quality Education The Campaign for Fiscal Equity Citizen Action of New York New York City Coalition for Educational Justice Education Voters of New York For Immediate Release Parents and Advocates Protest Governor’s $1.4 Billion Cut to Schools On Top of The Broken CFE Promise Deliver Over 1000 Broken Pencils to Governor Symbolizing [...]
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Broken promises to our schools
WTEN has a report on a press conference in Albany, where education advocates spoke out against Governor Paterson’s plans to radically slash school funding: Broken pencils used to protest Paterson education cuts Posted: Jan 20, 2010 05:53 PM ALBANY, N.Y. — Advocates dumped thousands of broken pencils during a press conference in Albany’s Legislative Office [...]
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Education Voters Celebrates Imagine: NY Schools Partners
On December 10, Education Voters hosted a celebration event to thank partners and moderators for making our Imagine NY Schools project a success. This summer, Imagine: NY Schools was able to hold dialogues in 15 communities across the city. In those dialogues we learned what New Yorkers feel are the next steps to providing a [...]
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Tell the governor to fund our schools
On December 2nd, the state legislature showed the political courage needed to lead our state out of our fiscal crisis by passing a mid-year deficit reduction plan that closed a $2.8 million budget gap… and they did it without resorting to slashing education funding. Education Voters applauds the legislature for finding the strength to stand [...]
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Paterson Vetoes Education Budget