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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

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

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

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

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

ALBANY, N.Y. (February 17, 2020) — The New York Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights released a report, titled Education Equity in New York: A Forgotten Dream, making a number of recommendations to address the civil rights crisis in education in New York State. Chief among the recommendations were fully funding the Foundation Aid … Continue reading Committee Accuses New York State of Violating Students’ Civil Rights

ALBANY, N.Y. (January 21, 2020) — In response to Governor Cuomo’s budget address, education advocacy group the Alliance for Quality Education released the following statement. “We all know that when it comes to budget proposals from Governor Cuomo, the devil is in the details,” said Jasmine Gripper, Executive Director, Alliance for Quality Education. “What we … Continue reading AQE Responds to Governor Cuomo’s Budget Address

ALBANY, N.Y. (January 8, 2020)  The Governor claims he wants to, “raise those at the bottom,” but high need students across New York State have been left without the resources and opportunities they need because of him. Governor Cuomo rightly pointed out the drastic inequity in New York’s public schools. New York currently ranks 49th in … Continue reading AQE Statement on State of the State Address: Our Schools Need Resources Not Rhetoric

New Analysis Breaks Down Foundation Aid by Legislative & City Council Districts ALBANY, N.Y. (December 17, 2019) — A new analysis by the education advocacy organization Alliance for Quality Education breaks down the $3.8 billion in education funding that New York State owes public schools, showing how much of that funding would go to schools … Continue reading New Data Shows High Need School Districts Owed Majority of State Education Funding