Category: Action Updates

Time-Sensitive Action: $2B Needed to Save At Risk NY School Programs

Did you know that students across New York are at risk of losing essential services and programs as federal COVID-era funding comes to an end in June, unless New York State steps up? The urgency is clear – our schools desperately need the state budget to include $2 billion to bridge this fiscal gap. As … Continue reading Time-Sensitive Action: $2B Needed to Save At Risk NY School Programs

Massive School Funding Threats! Take Action Today

As the threat of severe cuts looms in the governor’s budget proposal, we urgently need to come together to influence the fate of statewide school funding. This week, New York legislative leaders – Senate Leader Stewart-Cousins, Speaker Heastie, and their colleagues – are fine-tuning the State Senate and Assembly budget proposals (referred to as the … Continue reading Massive School Funding Threats! Take Action Today

Phone Bank for Education Equity and Universal Child Care

Join us every Tuesday at 4:30 pm in March (one exception, we’ll be meeting Wednesday March 27) for an important phone bank uplifting the public education and child care systems that New York’s working families need. As New York’s legislative leaders, Senate Leader Stewart-Cousins and Speaker Heastie, and their colleagues in the State Legislature are … Continue reading Phone Bank for Education Equity and Universal Child Care

NY’s child care educators must earn a thriving wage

Families and child care educators are counting on Albany to address the ongoing crisis in child care and provider wages in this year’s budget — and that means raising the wages for the child care workforce. But we’re running out of time. Right now, New York’s legislative leaders, Senate Leader Stewart-Cousins and Speaker Heastie, and … Continue reading NY’s child care educators must earn a thriving wage

Send Legislators a Love Letter for Public Education in 2024

As we write to you, advocates in Albany are demanding more progressive tax policies for increased funding to public education and other essential services. Email your state legislators now calling on them to reject Governor Hochul’s harmful cuts and instead invest in the future of all New Yorkers. What’s Happening Today, the State Legislature is holding … Continue reading Send Legislators a Love Letter for Public Education in 2024

Reject Governor Hochul’s Cuts to Our Public Schools

Take a stand for our schools and communities, and email your State Legislators now. Governor Hochul’s budget proposal includes harmful cuts, but together, we can push back. What’s Happening These school districts educate 8 in every 10 Black and Latinx students and English Language Learners in the state. All of these low-income districts rely mostly on … Continue reading Reject Governor Hochul’s Cuts to Our Public Schools

Stop Governor Hochul’s Cuts to Public Education Now

Last week, Governor Hochul dealt a severe blow to our students and communities by proposing a budget that blatantly prioritizes the ultra-wealthy over the urgent needs of our schools. Here’s what you need to know before you take action! What’s Happening Governor Hochul’s budget not only slashes promised Foundation Aid increases but also neglects child … Continue reading Stop Governor Hochul’s Cuts to Public Education Now

Support stable child care in New York

We’re on the cusp of a critical deadline and urgently need your support! Governor Hochul has until December 23 to sign the decoupling bill, A4986A/S5327A – a crucial step towards ensuring more equitable access to child care across New York state. The existing system ties child care eligibility directly to parents’ work hours, leaving out … Continue reading Support stable child care in New York