AQE Responds to Growing Pressure to Close New York’s Schools

ALBANY, N.Y. (March 13, 2020) — The COVID 19 pandemic has unmasked the stark inequity in New York’s schools and communities. Underfunded high-need schools have been struggling to provide students with the basics, like soap, well before the first case of COVID-19 hit our state. Many schools lack a full time nurse on site to … Continue reading AQE Responds to Growing Pressure to Close New York’s Schools

Pay to Play: Charter Schools Buy Influence With New York’s Senate Democrats

REPORT: Charter Backers Pay to Play in New York

Flush with Cash, Charter School Industry Attempts to Buy Influence With Senate Democrats ALBANY, N.Y. (March 12, 2020) — Senate democrats received $409,910 from charter school political donors in 2019, according to a new data released Thursday. The campaign data detailed in the new report, titled “Pay to Play: Charter Schools Buy Influence With New … Continue reading REPORT: Charter Backers Pay to Play in New York

CRE Hub — EJ-ROC

AQE’s partner EJ-ROC has launched the CRE Hub, a multimedia site that provides critical research, communications materials, and organizing toolkits for educators, parents, students, community members, and district leaders for culturally responsive education. Driven by feedback from organizers and researchers about the need for a centralized place for CRE resources, EJ-ROC built this site to … Continue reading CRE Hub — EJ-ROC

Decision to Close New Rochelle High School for 2 Weeks is Irresponsible and Tone Deaf

Students, communities have been made vulnerable to lasting impacts by the State’s persistent underfunding of public schools ALBANY, N.Y. (March 10, 2020) — In response to Governor Cuomo’s announcement to create a COVID-19 containment area in New Rochelle which includes public schools, the public education advocacy organization Alliance for Quality Education released the following statement: “The … Continue reading Decision to Close New Rochelle High School for 2 Weeks is Irresponsible and Tone Deaf

Our children’s futures are on the line

By April 1st, Governor Cuomo and the New York State Assembly and Senate will come to an agreement on New York’s $170 billion state budget. This means we have just a few days left to tell our Senators and Assemblymembers that they need to fight harder than they ever to ensure New York invest in our children … Continue reading Our children’s futures are on the line

New York’s budget needs to put children first

Governor Cuomo’s fighting for a budget that would severely shortchange our public schools. But the Governor cannot pass a budget alone. Next week, New York State legislators will release their state budget proposals. Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie will ultimately join the Governor in making the final decisions in the … Continue reading New York’s budget needs to put children first

Governor Cuomo’s Continuous Attempts to Eradicate Civil Rights in Education

In response to comments from Governor Andrew Cuomo as reported by Politico on Thursday, the Alliance for Quality Education released the following statement: “Governor Cuomo says he wants to fund schools based on need, but the biggest opposition to making that happen is the Governor himself. The 2007 Foundation Aid formula does not follow the shares agreement, … Continue reading Governor Cuomo’s Continuous Attempts to Eradicate Civil Rights in Education

Cuomo Staff Manhandle & Attack AQE leaders at Clergy Breakfast

On Tuesday, Governor Cuomo’s security staff forcibly removed an Alliance for Quality Education staff member from a clergy breakfast when she spoke out with two parent leaders in an effort to call the Governor’s attention to the fact that New York State owes public schools $3.8 billion in unpaid Foundation Aid. Later in the day … Continue reading Cuomo Staff Manhandle & Attack AQE leaders at Clergy Breakfast