We have been busy building the momentum for #NYSUniversalChildCare, and yesterday we saw our collective power on full display! We extend our gratitude to everyone who participated — if you were at one of our events in Albany, Utica, Buffalo or New York City; if you were one of the nearly 700 people who showed … Continue reading We’re building a drumbeat for #NYSUniversalChildCare
2022 Executive Budget Proposal: Side by side comparison
Child care is education and must be universal
New York’s leaders must prioritize making child care more accessible for families. Early care and education is a right, not a privilege. It is an essential part of our early education system, to healthy communities, and to our state’s economy, and it must be available to all. We have long known that child care provides … Continue reading Child care is education and must be universal
The majority of NYC’s school aid increase should go to the majority of students
This year, New York City’s public schools are slated to receive a $349 million increase in Foundation Aid. But the majority of New York City’s school aid increase won’t go to the public schools that serve a majority of students— it actually will go to privately run charter schools. How can this be? State law … Continue reading The majority of NYC’s school aid increase should go to the majority of students
2022-23 Joint Education Committee Hearings: AQE Testimony
A majority of NYC’s school aid increase goes to charter schools. How?
State law mandates that local school districts pay tuition to charter schools in that district — payments that in recent years have been two or three times larger than what the district spends on the students attending public schools. The result is that privately run charter schools get larger increases per student than public schools, … Continue reading A majority of NYC’s school aid increase goes to charter schools. How?
AQE Responds to Governor Hochul’s Budget Address
ALBANY, N.Y. (January 18, 2022) — In response to Governor Kathy Hochul’s proposed budget announced on Tuesday, the public education advocacy group Alliance for Quality Education released the following statement: “For the first time, fully funding public schools through the Foundation Aid formula is a part of the executive budget proposal. The $1.6 billion increase … Continue reading AQE Responds to Governor Hochul’s Budget Address
2022 Education Budget Priorities
Tell Governor Hochul: Make Universal Child Care a Reality in New York!
On January 5, Governor Hochul delivered her inaugural State of the State address to announce her top priorities and proposals for New York State in 2022. When making her address, Governor Hochul proposed increasing access to child care for 100,000 families making up to 225% of the federal level of poverty and investing $75 million … Continue reading Tell Governor Hochul: Make Universal Child Care a Reality in New York!
Investments in Education Overshadowed by Lackluster Child Care Proposal
ALBANY, N.Y. (January 5, 2022) — In response to Governor Hochul’s State of the State address today, the public education advocacy organization Alliance for Quality Education released the following statement: “Governor Hochul’s acknowledgement of many challenges students and schools are facing, with proposed solutions for tackling them, is a heartening change of tone from the … Continue reading Investments in Education Overshadowed by Lackluster Child Care Proposal