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Will budget cuts put early education at risk?
Times Union Bethlehem, NY Jared Marsh taught addition and experimentation through making oatmeal raisin cookies as a group of 3-year-olds jostled to get their fingers in the dough. It wasn't just a baking lesson. It was a
Read More »Groups call for publicly financed campaigns
Democrat and Chronicle Albany, NY Assembly lawmakers and good-government advocates are calling for public financing of campaigns, a potentially expensive proposal in a difficult budget year
Read More »A rating system to help parents choose preschool?
YNN Bethlehem, NY After reading the book, "Strega Nona," just look around. It's very obviously pasta day at Bethlehem Preschool. Parent Tara Rinckey said, "I have two here: A one-year-old and a four-year-old."
Read More »Advocates call for quality early education while public schools may be forced to cut
WRGB - CBS 6 Bethlehem, NY Lots of things get rated. Restaurants, hotels -- but preschools?? The Capital District Child Care Council is calling on the governor to implement a star rating system to better prepare kids
Read More »We All Have To Act For Voter Owned Publicly Funded Elections
The Nation’s editor Katrina Vanden Heuvel hit it on the head in her January 24th blog post, “Cuomo’s Reform Moment.” Everyone knows why we need a system of voter owned publicly financed elections in
Read More »Voter-Owned Elections – why not?
by BK Keramati, Citizen Action Activist As a Citizen Action activist, I have been promoting the concept of public funding of campaigns for several years. During my 2010 campaign for the NY Assembly, I made
Read More »Citizen Action joins tax call in Alternate SOS
Capitol Confidential, Albany, NY Add Citizen Action to the list of lawmakers (albiet in the minority) and others who say Gov. Andrew Cuomo should consider raising taxes rather than making drastic cuts. Here’s their “Alternate State
Read More »Citizen Action Mixed on Cuomo Agenda
Politics on the Hudson, Hudson Valley, NY Citizen Action is offering a mixed take on Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s agenda, saying that his “progressive” goals for same-sex marriage and election-law changes are good, but his expected budget
Read More »SCSD parents hold rally
YNN Syracuse, NY Syracuse parents are taking matters into their own hands. A rally was held Tuesday night to talk about the effects of state budget cuts on Syracuse schools and what parents and students can
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