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Calls for Equal Funding in High-Need Schools
Long Island Press 2/3/2012 Rashed Mian http://www.longislandpress.com/2012/02/03/calls-for-equal-funding-in-high-need-schools/ Amparo Sadler, a grandmother from Central Islip, stood across the street from the Martin Luther King Jr., elementary school in Wyandanch on Wednesday and called on New
Read More »Groups ask for more direct aid to schools
New York's schools may be getting more money under the budget proposed by Governor Andrew Cuomo. But members of one advocacy group say they're not satisfied with the way it's being distributed
Read More »Citizen Action wants more State aide for education
"I'm taking a second job. I'm going to be the Governor of the State of New York, and I'm also going to be the student lobbyist," Governor Cuomo announced in his State of
Read More »Calling On State to Restore School Funding
Unhappy with Governor Andrew Cuomo's proposed state budget, activists are raising their voices to bring money back to public education
Read More »Tax Expert Calls For Closing NYS Tax Loopholes
A recently released report from Citizens for Tax Justice and the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy entitled, ‘Tax Dodging In the 50 States,’ found that many highly profitable companies are paying very little
Read More »Assembly Democrats, businesses differ on impact of minimum-wage hike
In announcing legislation today to increase New York’s minimum wage, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, D-Manhattan, said President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed the federal minimum-wage law in 1938 to “give flight to the American dream
Read More »VIDEO: Handcuffed students protest suspensions
Frustrated parents and students gave the Buffalo School Board an earful Wednesday night about its out-of-school suspension policy. They argue keeping children out of school doesn't solve the problem
Read More »Board members lambasted for inaction on suspension policy; tensions run high
Buffalo News’ SchoolZone blog 1/26/11 Mary Pasciak http://blogs.buffalonews.com/school_zone/2012/01/tensions-in-the-boardroom.html For the past several weeks, a small crowd has been attending School Board meetings, pushing for an end to out-of-school suspensions for nonviolent offenses. Many of
Read More »Business leaders urge Cuomo to separate budget proposal, insurance plan
Business leaders are urging Gov. Andrew Cuomo to separate out legislation to establish a health insurance exchange from the state budget process, said Peter Aust, president and chief executive officer of Adirondack Regional Chamber
Read More »On Eve of Citizens United Anniversary, New Yorkers Call for Public Financing to Return Elections to the 99%
CITIZEN ACTION OF NEW YORK For Immediate Release: January 20, 2012 Contact: Charlie Albanetti On Eve of Citizens United Anniversary, New Yorkers Call for Public Financing to Return Elections to the 99% Albany, NY – Saturday,
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