New “Clock is Ticking” Ad Targets Trunzo

New York City — The League of Education Voters of America, an issue advocacy organization dedicated to engaging voters in the fight for fair funding for public schools, today announced the expansion of its television advertising campaign to Long Island. The new ads urge Senator Cesar Trunzo (R-Suffolk) to fight for a fair funding formula for New York State’s public schools.

Last week the League began running ads in Queens and Westchester urging Senator Serphin Maltese (R-Queens) and Senator Nick Spano (R-Yonkers) to fight for a fair funding formula for public education in this year’s state budget.

The three ads, all entitled “The Clock is Ticking”, were produced by KnickerbockerSKD and urge voters in Long Island, Queens and Westchester to call on their respective Senators to step up and deliver a major increase in public education aid in next year’s state budget.

The new ad will run extensively on cable in Long Island. The ad will begin running tomorrow and is scheduled to run through the end of March in an effort to engage parents in the Senate’s deliberations over the budget.

“With another budget deadline fast approaching this new ad is meant to tell Suffolk County voters and Senate Republicans that the clock is ticking and time is running out to fix New York’s broken school funding formula,” stated Elizabeth Sullivan, Executive Director of the League of Education Voters.

“Instead of leaving the fate of New York’s school children to three men in a room, these ads are the beginning of an effort to bring thousands of parents and taxpayers into the process,” stated Sullivan.

Sullivan noted that the ads are aimed at a statewide funding solution. “This fight is not just about New York City – this is about how we guarantee that every child across New York State gets the education they deserve. Senator Bruno is trying to make this a fight between New York City and the rest of the state – but parents in the suburbs and upstate won’t be fooled. They know that a real solution to CFE means more funding for children all across New York State.”