by Communications Team | Sep 16, 2011 | Education
On the week of September 19th, parents, students, teachers, and other community members will kick off a statewide week of action, aiming to show the harm cuts to educations can have on communities. As students return to the classroom, it’s clear to everyone...
by Communications Team | Aug 12, 2011 | Education
The Alliance for Quality Education released a video today addressing the cuts being made to New York State Regents exams. The Regents diploma is New York State’s highest learning standard and an important factor in college acceptance. Having this diploma...
by Communications Team | Aug 9, 2011 | Education, Uncategorized
New York State officials have released the test scores for students in grades three to eight who took proficiency exams in Math and English in May. Their performances were, in a word, disappointing, highlighting achievement gaps by demographic. From the Ithaca...
by Communications Team | Aug 8, 2011 | Education, Fair Elections, Health Care
Citizen Action of New York is a grassroots membership organization taking on big issues that are at the center of transforming American society. We look for opportunities to accomplish big changes – not small, incremental reforms. We work to elect progressive...
by Communications Team | Aug 3, 2011 | Education, Uncategorized
From the Gotham Gazette: With graduation rates under 50 percent for most schools in the City University of New York, dropping out is common. Regardless of who one talks to — a student, professor, sports coach or administrator — chances are he or she knows...
by Communications Team | Jun 29, 2011 | Capital District, Education, Health Care
Today, concerned activists met outside of Congressman Chris Gibson’s office in Saratoga, New York, to hold him accountable for attacking our social safety net. Gibson is just one of many Congressmen who have cut funding from Medicare, Social Security, and...
by Communications Team | Jun 13, 2011 | Education, Health Care
With just 5 working days left in this year’s legislative session, it’s time to buckle down and get our goals accomplished. We need to make sure that our state government helps to make a New York that works for everyone. We need to urge Governor Cuomo not...
by Communications Team | Jun 7, 2011 | Capital District, Education
Today, representatives from the Alliance for Quality Education, NYSUT, NAACP, League of Women Voters, CSEA, New Yorkers for Fiscal Fairness, Citizen Action of New York, and NYC Communities for Change met at the Capitol building to host a press conference regarding...
by Communications Team | May 26, 2011 | Education
A profound new study has been released, suggesting an alternate to budget cuts in order to stimulate economic growth. Claiming that every state has a regressive tax structure, United for a Fair Economy asserts that states would benefit significantly from an inversion...
