NY State Budget Is a Mix of Victories and Setbacks
The following press release was written by the Alliance for Quality Education, a NY-based OTL Campaign ally.
For Immediate Release: March 31, 2014
New York
NY Allies Organize to Defend Pre-k and Fair School Funding
It's been an eventful winter for education organizers in New York State. Because there's been so much going on, here's a quick run down of some of the recent protests, rallies and other inspiring actions.
Students Demand a New York that Works for #AllOfUs
Publication Date:
Thu, 2014-03-20
Students from Utica, NY, are organizing with OTL allies across the state to support their public schools and fight for fair school funding. Here's what they have to say!
Students from Utica, NY, are organizing with OTL allies across the state to support their public schools and fight for fair school funding. Here's what they have to say!
NY School Tour Finds Constitutional Violations in Funding
This press release is from the Alliance for Quality Education, an OTL ally.
AQE & the Campaign for Fiscal Equity Visit 14 School Districts
Find Evidence of Constitutional Violations by New York State
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What's Missing from Your School? Join the Fight for Fair Funding!
What's missing from your school due to budget cuts or unfair school funding? Counselors, tutors, art classes, physical education, pre-k programs? Join OTL allies in New York State next week and add your voice to the call for fair school funding.
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A Tale of Two States: Equity Outperforms Inequity
New York and New Jersey sit just on opposite sides of the Hudson River, but the two states are much further apart when it comes to investing in children and education.
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New York's 50 Most Underfunded School Districts
In 2007, New York State adopted (but failed to implement) a Foundation Aid Formula that would have ensured equitable educational resources in districts across the state. A report from the Alliance for Quality Education (AQE) shows the districts with the largest gaps between what they need in state funding aid and what the state is actually providing.
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New York's 50 Most Underfunded School Districts
Publication Date:
Mon, 2014-02-10
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In 2007, New York State adopted, but failed to implement, a Foundation Aid formula that would have ensured equitable educational resources in districts across the state. A report from the Alliance for Quality Education shows the districts with the largest gaps between what they need in state funding aid and what the state is actually providing.
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Like Our Infographics? Watch Journey for Justice in Action
Parents, students and teachers across the country are fighting for equitable school resources, community solutions and an end to mass school closures. If you've been following our series of infographics on school closures, you know that closures disproportionately affect students of color and students from low-income families.
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Student Organizers Shine at Albany Rally
Students are a force to be reckoned with in the movement to improve our nation's public schools, and the OTL Campaign is proud to stand with so many dedicated young leaders. At a recent rally in Albany, NY, students gave powerful testimony in front of 1,500 protesters gathered at the state capitol to demand fair school funding.
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