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Sen. Gillibrand pressures Congress to prevent college loan hikes that would affect thousands of city students
New York Daily News 5/16/12 Corinne Lestch http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/sen-gillibrand-pressures-congress-prevent-college-loan-hikes-affect-thousands-city-students-article-1.1078755?localLinksEnabled=false College loan interest rates will soar, affecting thousands of students citywide, if Congress doesn’t act immediately, according to a new report released by the Center for
Read More »Staten Island college students could pay more in interest come September
Staten Island Advance 5/15/12 Jillian Jorgenson http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2012/05/staten_island_college_students.html Nationwide, student loan debt has topped $1 trillion – and if Congress doesn’t act soon, New Yorkers heading to college in September can expect to pay about
Read More »Coalition: Not enough funding for pre-K
The state's latest boosts in school funding aren't helping Long Island 's youngest students -- many of whom face waits for placement in prekindergarten classes, a regional coalition of education activists asserted Tuesday
Read More »Citizen Action Rally For Education
New York State's next fiscal year budget is set to restore about 800 million dollars of education spending
Read More »Groups call for more change in school suspensions
School activists say they are closer to major changes in Buffalo's student suspension system to keep students learning even if suspended
Read More »Concerns over school suspension policy
Parents and community members continue to voice concerns about the Buffalo Public Schools' suspension policy
Read More »BPS may face lawsuit over suspensions
The City of Buffalo continues to wrestle with high numbers of school suspensions that could put students at greater risk on the streets.
Read More »No-shows are the face of Buffalo
Memo to superintendent search team: Welcome to Buffalo! Anyone who’s gone to critical community meetings over the years— and had little trouble finding a seat—already knows what those leading the search for a new
Read More »School of Priorities
“It was a very emotional day. Students were crying. There were no answers given,” said Mark Emanation, a community organizer with Citizen Action of New York and the Alliance for Quality Education (AQE) in
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