http://www.edvotersofny.org Ed Voters Of NY Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:29:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://www.edvotersofny.org/testimony-by-glynda-c-carr-on-the-executive-budget-proposal/ 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 ... http://www.edvotersofny.org/wheres-the-stimulus-money/ 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 Broken CFE ... http://www.edvotersofny.org/parents-and-advocates-protest-governor%e2%80%99s-budget/ 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 ... http://www.edvotersofny.org/broken-pencils/ 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 ... http://www.edvotersofny.org/education-voters-celebrates-imagine-ny-schools-partners/ 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 ... http://www.edvotersofny.org/tell-the-governor-to-fund-our-schools/ Governor Paterson is proposing to cut $686 million from New York Schools. These cuts would take effect immediately and would: eliminate after-school programs lay off teachers reorganize classrooms in the middle of the term Join Education Voters and tell Albany to stop taking resources from our schools! Click here to take action! http://www.edvotersofny.org/tell-albany-to-stop-taking-resources-from-our-schools/ Join Education Voters at the New York Premiere of Beyond the Bricks screening and discussion. November 18th, 2009 6:30-9:30pm Hip Hop Cultural Center Magic Johnson Theatre,2nd Floor 2309 Frederick Douglass Blvd New York, NY 10030 This event is free and open to the public, but seating is limited.  Click here to RSVP http://www.edvotersofny.org/beyond-the-bricks/ TESTIMONY BY GLYNDA C. CARR, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION VOTERS OF NEW YORK Executive Proposed Deficit Reduction Plan October 26, 2009 Good morning. I am Glynda Carr, Executive Director of Education Voters of New York.  I would like to thank Senator Carl Kruger, Chair of the Senate Finance Committee and other members in attendance ... http://www.edvotersofny.org/154/ Gotham Schools, a website dedicated to education in New York, has a great write-up on Education Voters' neighborhood dialogue series: A new player set to enter city education politics tonight by Maura Walz GothamSchools.org A New York non-profit whose political action committee supports critics of mayoral control is making its debut into city education ... http://www.edvotersofny.org/a-new-player-set-to-enter-city-education-politics-tonight/