http://www.edvotersofny.org Ed Voters Of NY Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:53:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Kristie Stiles & Marius Muresanu will be hosting an event at their home in New York City to benefit Education Voters of New York on the evening of October 22nd.  The event will feature special guests from the state legislature and leaders in the fight for better public education in ... http://www.edvotersofny.org/what-are-you-doing-october-22nd/ Education Voters of New York is running a new print ad this week.  Click to check it out: education-voters-of-new-york-ad http://www.edvotersofny.org/new-ad/ Speaker 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 ... http://www.edvotersofny.org/assembly-passes-circuit-breaker-bill/ Candidates for Office click here to download the Questionaire. http://www.edvotersofny.org/ny-edpac-candidate-endorsement-forms/ August 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. http://www.edvotersofny.org/newsday-opinion-editorial/ By Elizabeth Benjamin Gov. David Paterson's tax cap bill has passed the Senate, 38-20. It's not really a surprise, given that all the GOP members are present, with one empty seat that belonged to ex-Sen. Joe Bruno, and they all voted in the affirmative (as they say here in the chamber). The Democrats ... http://www.edvotersofny.org/tax-cap-passes-38-20-ny-daily-news-blog-august-8-2008/ Capitol Confidential by Irene Jay Liu This morning, a number of Senate Dems held a press conference (sponsored by Education Voters of New York) outside of the Senate Dems offices to discuss their opposition to the property tax cap - including Sens. Liz Krueger, Kevin Parker, Neil Breslin, Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Tom ... http://www.edvotersofny.org/a-coalition-not-a-conference-albany-times-union-blog-august-8-2008/ By Elizabeth Benjamin A group of Senate Democrats held a press availability outside their conference room this morning to declare their opposition to the property tax cap bill championed by Gov. David Paterson that will be taken up on the Senate floor later today. The core group was: Neil Breslin, Liz ... http://www.edvotersofny.org/a-house-divided-ny-daily-news-blog-aug-8-2008/ August 7, 2008 As state senators prepare to return to Albany tomorrow to pass a property tax cap, they're being warned to think twice about the measure by a powerful donor whose family bankrolls a PAC that has injected itself into past Senate races. In a Newsday OpEd this morning, Greg Jobin-Leeds ... http://www.edvotersofny.org/a-donors-warning-on-property-tax-cap-daily-news-blog/ Tax caps wound up causing cuts to schools in Massachusetts BY GREG JOBIN-LEEDS| Greg Jobin-Leeds is chairman of the Schott Foundation for Public Education and vice chairman of Education Voters of America. Newsday, August 7, 2008 As lawmakers return to Albany tomorrow, their fervor for a property tax cap should be tempered by ... http://www.edvotersofny.org/finding-fairer-funding-here/